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Ács, Zoltán J. - 2002

structure, innovation and firm size 98 -- 7 Employment growth in metropolitan areas 115 -- 8 Employment, wages and R …This new and original book by Zoltan Acs explores the relationship between industrial innovation and economic growth at … the growth of cities by the use of endogenous growth theory …

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Knowledge, technological catch-up and economic growth

Rogers, Mark - 2003

Knowledge, Technological Catch-up and Economic Growth investigates the relationship between knowledge diffusion and … economic growth. Using a broad definition of knowledge - encompassing technology, production skills, know-how and firm … growth. Mark Rogers uses both neoclassical and endogenous growth models to construct testable hypotheses in order to gauge …

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Economic growth and environmental policy : a theoretical approach

Hettich, Frank - 2000

innovative book, Frank Hettich uses dynamic modelling to study the interactions between economic growth, environmental policy and … tax reform. He incorporates pollution and abatement technologies into different endogenous growth models that take into … economic growth? * does environmental taxation provide an efficient source of revenue for governments? * how will higher …

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The economic growth engine : how energy and work drive material prosperity

Ayres, Robert U. - 2009

The historic link between output (GDP) growth and employment has weakened. Since there is no quantitively verifiable … economic theory to explain past growth, this unique book explores the fundamental relationship between thermodynamics (physical … conversion to useful work -- ch. 5. Economic growth theories -- ch. 6. The production function approach. -- ch. 7. Numerical …

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Modelling indirect taxes and tax reform

Creedy, John - 1999

Indirect taxes have become an increasingly important revenue-raising tool for governments in developed countries. In this book, John Creedy applies his wealth of experience and expertise to the analysis of indirect taxes and, in particular, concentrates on the modelling of indirect tax reform...

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Pricing in road transport : a multi-disciplinary perspective

Verhoef, Erik T. (contributor) - 2008

Transport pricing is high on the political agenda throughout the world, but as the authors illustrate, governments seeking to implement this often face challenging questions and significant barriers. The associated policy and research questions cannot always be addressed adequately from a...

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International handbook on economic regulation

Parker, David (contributor); Crew, Michael A. (contributor) - 2006

Michael Crew and David Parker have compiled a comprehensive, up-to-date and detailed analytical work on leading research issues in the economics of regulation. With contributions from international specialists in economic regulation, the Handbook provides a comprehensive discussion of major...

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Institutions and trade policy

Finger, J. M. - 2002

This book reprints 18 essays selected from almost 30 years of work by the author as a high level official at the UN Conference on Trade and Development, the US Treasury Department and the World Bank. These essays report some of the core analytical thinking behind positions taken by these...

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Trade liberalization, competition and the WTO

Milner, Chris (contributor); Read, Robert (contributor) - 2002

The prospective WTO Millennium Round of negotiations will highlight critical economic issues regarding the application and implementation of the WTO rules to international trade in goods and services. In this book, a distinguished group of academic experts considers the agenda and areas of...

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Trading services in the global economy

Cuadrado Roura, Juan R. (contributor); … - 2002

This book provides one of the first interdisciplinary reviews of the relationship between services, globalisation and trade liberalisation as we enter the twenty-first century. Written by academics and policymakers, it contains a detailed analysis of the characteristics of service trade and of...

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