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Market integration for agricultural output markets in Peru: the role of public infrastructure

Escobal, Javier; Vásquez, Arturo - EconWPA - 2005

This paper shows the impact that investment in infrastructure may have on the efficiency of agricultural products …

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Mukoyama, Toshihiko - EconWPA - 2003

What determines the speed of the technology diffusion? What are the consequences of diffusion? This paper presents a model to address these questions. Skilled machine-users adopt a new technology first, while unskilled users wait until machines become more reliable and accessible. The quality...

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Innovation height, spillovers and TFP growth at the firm level: Evidence from French manufacturing

Emmanuel, DUGUET - EconWPA - 2004

firm level. The first part of our analysis is dedicated to the determinants of innovation and reveals two different … innovation regimes. On the one hand, radical innovations rely strongly on firm-level spillovers, including property rights, and … innovation height matters. We also find evidence that TFP growth is better represented by an upward shift of the production …

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Employment Effects of Different Innovation Activities: Microeconometric Evidence

Peters, Bettina - EconWPA - 2005

process innovations, this paper reports new results on the relationship between innovation and employment growth in Germany … CIS data. It establishes a theoretical link between employment growth and innovation output. The econometric analysis …

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Meta-Rules

Schreiner, Mark - EconWPA - 2001

Meta-rules, or rules for making rules, determine the costs of innovation and thus the pace of economic growth. Adapting …

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OIL POLICY IN NIGERIA: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT(1958-1992)

NWAOBI, DR. GODWIN CHUKWUDUM - EconWPA - 2005

OIL AS AN ENERGY PROPELLER, IS THE LARGEST INTERNATIONALLY TRADED COMMODITY THAT SHOWS HIGHLY VISIBLE INTERPLAY OF POLITICS AND ECONOMICS IN THE DETERMINATION OF ITS INVESTMENT, PRODUCTION, TRADE AND PRICING POLICIES. THIS UNIQUENESS, NO DOUBT DEMANDS A WELL ARTICULATED OIL POLICY FOR AN OIL...

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The History of Tipping - From Sixteenth-Century England to United States in the 1910s

Azar, Ofer H. - EconWPA - 2003

Tipping is a multi-billion-dollar phenomenon that challenges the traditional assumption of selfish economic agents who have no feelings and do not care about social norms. This article reviews the early history of tipping and offers an economic analysis of different aspects of tipping. Using the...

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The inefficiency of firm-augmenting public input vs. The inapplicability of provision rules

Colombier, Carsten - EconWPA - 2004

This paper contributes to the debate about the appropriate efficiency rule for the provision of a firm-augmenting public input. This debate is caused by the dissatisfaction of Kaizuka-rule, i.e. a Samuelson-type condition for public inputs, in the long run. Therefore the applicability of...

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Is Public R&D a Complement or Substitute for Private R&D? A Review of the Econometric Evidence

David, Paul A.; Hall, Bronwyn H.; Toole, Andrew A. - EconWPA - 2000

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Governance and the City: An Empirical Exploration into Global Determinants of Urban Performance

Kaufmann, Daniel; Leautier, Frannie; Mastruzzi, Massimo - EconWPA - 2004

infrastructure service delivery), as well as other relevant city characteristics. This city database, encompassing hundreds of cities … of delivery of infrastructure services. We also find that globalization and good city governance are significantly …

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