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This Paper discusses a number of issues in the context of the debate on intellectual property in less developed countries (LDCs). It starts by discussing the consequences of IP enforcement in LDCs for global innovation and welfare in poorer countries. It then considers the costs and benefits of...
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This paper develops a simple model of piracy to analyze its effects on prices and welfare and to study the optimal … may be responsible for the control of piracy. We show that copying or piracy might be welfare enhancing because it is a … to finance the development cost via the pricing scheme applied to high valuation consumers. The level of piracy control …
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piracy there are goods that the South will not produce. Piracy will then lead to a reallocation of innovative activity in … dynamic learning externalities than the other goods, and that their share in consumption is small. Thus, whether or not piracy …) from piracy than the South, because monopoly profits eventually accrue to the North, the South may lose more than the North …
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The Feed the Future Aquaculture project is a five year transformative investment in aquaculture focused on 20 southern districts in Barisal, Khulna and Dhaka divisions, Bangladesh. This report describes the achievements of FtF-Aquaculture project activities implemented during FY12. Some of the...
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disparities in prices across regions. Priorities for research and policy are therefore understanding the behavior of farmers in …
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from, and the migrants themselves and their families. Yet existing research on the effects of Gulf migration is marked by … research agenda on the effects of GCC migration is described and offer an example of the approach. Gulf-based think tanks and … other institutions have a major opportunity to seize the spotlight for research in this increasingly important area, meet a …
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Society for Research and Initiatives for Technologies and Institutions [SRISTI] has pioneered a knowledge intensive …
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Where natural resources are a key component of the rural economy, the ability of the poor to realize their visions for the future depends significantly on institutional structures that govern resource access and management. This case study reports on an initiative on the shores of Lake Kariba in...
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dependent on these systems. In recognition of the importance of AAS, the CGIAR Research Program (CRP) is undertaking a new … generation of global agricultural research programs on key issues affecting global food security and rural development. The … overall goal of the research program is to improve the well-being of people dependent on these systems. Solomon Islands is one …
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Increases in fish demand in the coming decades are projected to be largely met by growth of aquaculture. However, increased aquaculture production is linked to higher demand for natural resources and energy as well as emissions to the environment. This paper explores the use of Life Cycle...
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