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POLLUTION AND WELFARE IN THE PRESENCE OF INFORMAL SECTOR: IS THERE ANY TRADE-OFF?

Chaudhuri, Sarbajit - EconWPA - 2005

We present a three-sector general equilibrium model with an informal sector, which produces an intermediary for the formal sector, and analyze the effects of different policies on the environmental standard and welfare of the economy. Since the informal manufacturing sector creates pollution,...

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Sviluppo e riforme in Cile: apertura commerciale, fondi pensione e privatizzazione dei servizi/REFORMS AND DEVELOPMENT IN CHILE: Macro considerations on Int'l Trade, Pension Funds...

Panizza, Andrea de - EconWPA - 2003

This paper examines the growth pattern followed by the Chilean economy with reference to the macroeconomic reforms undertaken during the Pinochet regime, which were largely maintained by successive democratic administrations and partially reproduced by neighbouring countries. The focus is on the...

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The Two Faces of Knowledge Diffusion: the Chilean Case

Morone, Piergiuseppe - EconWPA - 2002

This paper analyses the dynamics of return to knowledge where knowledge is acquired through the combination of interactive and individual learning. We suggest that in light of this new definition of knowledge, choosing the optimal level of education is no longer an individual exercise of present...

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“Winners take all competition”, creative destruction and stock market bubble

Boucher, Christophe - EconWPA - 2003

From the model of Hobijn and Jovanovic (2001), we modelize a technological shock with uncertainty. We assume that this technological shock appears in the shape of new firms. Only a part of these firms will be productive. Uncertainty relates to the identification of the viable firms. This...

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A Theory of Technology Diffusion

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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Technological change: An analysis of the diffusion and implications of e-business technologies

Koellinger, Philipp - EconWPA - 2005

2002. In addition, the adoption of new e-business technologies by firms creates opportunities to conduct innovation, either …

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ECONOMIC / ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM INTERACTION

Vildosola, Luis - EconWPA - 2003

This work is focused on identifying the relationship an economic system and its policies have with the environment. The biosphere is chosen in particular as object of analysis but this can be extended by means of an ecosystem recursive properties. The common factor involved in the relationship...

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Canaries and Vultures: A Quantitative History of Monetary Mismanagement in Brazil

Albuquerque, Pedro H.; Gouvea, Solange - EconWPA - 2005

During the last two decades of the twentieth century, Brazil went through a sequence of failed stabilization plans that tried to cope with an enduring hyperinflation. This paper uses a money demand model to evaluate monetary policies during those episodes. The consistency between the money...

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