Similar Search Results

Border Controls, Public Policy, Immigration, and Trade with Mexico

Jr, Thomas M Fullerton; Sprinkle, Richard L - EconWPA - 2004

A review is conducted of economic relations between Mexico and the United States in the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks. Topics covered include cross-border commuting patterns, merchandise trade flows, immigration, and structural adjustment efforts in Mexico. Potential...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118687

Review of Automotive Assistance

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2003

On 21 March 2002 the Treasurer referred the post-2005 assistance arrangements for the automotive manufacturing sector to the Commission for inquiry and report. The Commission identified three options for the reduction of tariffs, with the Government accepting the Commission’s preference for...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005077073

The Role of R&D Technology in Asymmetric Research Joint Ventures

Dakhlia, Sami; Menezes, Flavio M.; Temimi, Akram - EconWPA - 2005

We characterize asymmetric equilibria in two-stage process innovation games and show that they are prevalent in the different models of R&D technology considered in the literature. Indeed, cooperation in R&D may be accompanied by high concentration in the product market. We show that while such...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005077076

Are R&D subsidies a substitute or a complement to privately funded R&D? Evidence from France using propensity score methods for non- experimental data

Emmanuel, DUGUET - EconWPA - 2004

This study examines the effect of research and development subsidies on the private funding of R&D in France. We address this issue from the annual R&D survey over 1985-1997, which provides information about the R&D subsidies given by all the ministries to the firms having at least one full-time...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124980

R&D in Duopoly with Spillovers: Evolution and Aspiration Learning

Cabelka, Stepan; Cukrowski, Jacek - EconWPA - 2001

The paper applies the evolutionary concept to an analysis of the role of intellectual property rights protection in the model of two countries North and South (and two firms) where only the Northern firm conducts innovative activity. The concept of social evolution and learning in oligopolistic...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005412931

R&D? A Small Contribution to Productivity Growth

Comin, Diego - EconWPA - 2003

In this paper I evaluate the contribution of R&D investments to productivity growth. The basis for the analysis are the free entry condition and the fact that most R&D innovations are embodied. Free entry yields a relationship between the resources devoted to R&D and the growth rate of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561080

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Indian Agriculture

Kumar, Deepak - EconWPA - 2005

reaching the target audiences have necessitated the introduction of ICT in agriculture. This article discusses the different … models related to ICT in Indian agriculture like, Kisan call centers, The Gyandoot project, Bhoomi project, Village knowledge … centers, and AGMARKNET. In the end, the article discusses the barriers and the outlook of ICT in Indian agriculture. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124931

Assessing the Economic Impacts of Incorporating Romania's Agricultural and Food Sectors into EU's Customs Union: an Applied General Equilibrium Approach

Scrieciu, Serban S. - EconWPA - 2004

Joining the European Union club implies, among many other policy changes, full integration of Romania's economy into EU's customs union. This is expected to have significant implications for domestic farmers and food processors. The paper constructs a single-country Applied General Equilibrium...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134565

Elitist Land and Agriculture Policies and the Food Problem in Malawi

Stambuli, Kalonga - EconWPA - 2002

The author argues that conversion of over 1 million hectares of customary land to leasehold land tenure merely endowed the elite with excessive landholdings they did not fully utilise for tobacco production because it exceeded the requirement for production of the quota of tobacco output...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134965

System of mathematical models of value (methodology, theory, agricultural applications)

Svetlov, Nikolai - EconWPA - 2002

The model of exchanges in a competitive economy is developed that is based on an economic agent model who maximises the levels of satisfying his demands. The existence of a weak tendency to formation of value is shown. The interrelation between value and (a) technologies, (b) shadow prices in...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005135066

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Next
Last