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THE NIGERIAN SUGAR INDUSTRY(1960 - 1987)
NWAOBI, DR. GODWIN CHUKWUDUM - EconWPA - 2005
THE CONCEPT OF AN INDUSTRY IS IMPORTANT FOR ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. HERE, WE DEFINE SUGAR INDUSTRY AS GROUP OF FIRMS PRODUCING SUGAR THAT ARE CLOSE SUBSTITUTES BY THE USE OF IDENTICAL PRODUCTION PROCESSES AND RAW MATERIALS. HOWEVER, SUGAR INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA WAS STILL IN ITS PIONEERING STAGE. THIS...
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Heterogeneity in Convergence Rates and Income Determination across U.S. States: Evidence from County-Level Data
Young, Andrew; Higgins, Matthew; Levy, Daniel - EconWPA - 2004
We utilize county-level data to explore growth determination in the U.S. and possible heterogeneity in growth determination across individual states. The data includes over 3,000 cross-sectional observations and 39 demographic control variables. We use a consistent two stage least squares...
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Trade, Poverty and Employment: The Social Consequences of Integration with China
Castro, Lucio; Saslavsky, Daniel - EconWPA - 2005
This paper estimates the potential effects of a free trade agreement (FTA) between China and Mercosur on poverty … likely effects of an FTA with China on poverty and income distribution. We find that the FTA would result in a small … agreement with China on sectoral and aggregate employment rates. According to this, trade with the PRC did not have a …
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Tango with the Dragon: Employment Effects of Trade Integration with China. The Case of Argentina
Castro, Lucio - EconWPA - 2005
This paper estimates the effects of trade integration between China and Mercosur on employment. The case of Argentina … labor demand elasticities in order to estimate the effects of trade with China on the employment rate. According to this …, trade with China did not have a significant effect on industrial employment, even in a period of swift trade liberalization …
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The Uneasy Case for the Flat Tax
Buckley, Francis; Rasmusen, Eric - EconWPA - 1999
There is a secret paradox at the heart of social contract theories. Such theories assume that, because personal security and private property are at risk in a state of nature, subjects will agree to grant Leviathan a monopoly of violence. But what is to prevent Leviathan from turning on his...
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Can latent groups influence policy decisions? The case of telecommunications policy
Falaschetti, Dino - EconWPA - 2003
Electoral constituencies recognize favorable policy outcomes in high- turnout jurisdictions (Key 1984 [1949]; Hamilton 1993; Fleck 1999). In the present paper, I evaluate whether underlying institutions might provide a finer explanation of this relationship. To do so, I formally examine variation in...
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The Value of Online Information Privacy: An Empirical Investigation
Hann, Il-Horn; Hui, Kai-Lung; Lee, Tom S.; Png, I.P.L. - EconWPA - 2003
Concern over online information privacy is widespread and rising. However, prior research is silent about the value of information privacy in the presence of potential benefits from sharing personally identifiable information. We analyzed individuals' trade-offs between the benefits and costs of...
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Impact of Market Entry and Exit on EU Productivity and Growth Performance
Cincera, Michele; Galgau, Olivia - EconWPA - 2005
The European Union and its Member States have been engaged in product market reforms over a long period with notable reforms including the Single Market Program and the Lisbon Agenda launched in March 2000. Product market reforms are seen as exerting both a direct and an indirect impact on...
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THE DEGREE OF COMPETITION IN THE EUROPEAN FOOTBALL LEAGUES: A STATISTICAL APPROACH
HALICIOGLU, Ferda - EconWPA - 2005
As a professional sport, professional football teams in a league compete in imperfect market conditions since every team in a professional football league may be known by their differentiated product (i.e. the quality of football they play). If the competition level increases, the quality of...
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Turkiye 1. Profesyonel Football Ligi Rekabet Duzeyi: 1958-1998 ( Degree of Football Competition in the Turkish First Division: 1958-1998) (In TURKISH)
HALICIOGLU, Ferda - EconWPA - 2005
This study is primarily concerned with the degree of professional football competition in the Turkish first division football since its establishment. Moreover, this article aims to find the optimal number of football teams in a league as well as presenting the effects of the changes in point...
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