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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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Sustainable welfare in the Asia-Pacific : studies using the genuine progress indicator

Lawn, Philip A. (ed.); Clarke, Matthew (ed.) - 2008

Frequent references are made to the 'Asian economic miracle' as a means of describing the wave of GDP growth … Japan - have long reached a level of GDP beyond which further growth is detrimental to their sustainable welfare while the … requires the wealthy nations to focus on qualitative improvement (development) rather than GDP growth. As for the poorer …

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Cost-benefit analysis and incentives in evaluation : the structural funds of the European Union

Florio, Massimo (contributor) - 2007

This book provides an authoritative contribution to applied cost-benefit analysis (CBA) and other evaluation methods in the context of the regional policy of the European Union. Through the use of Structural Funds and other financial and regulatory mechanisms, the EU will help to promote...

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Economic integration and development : has regionalism delivered for developing countries?

Kreinin, Mordechai Elihau - 2002

1. Introduction and summary -- 2. The theory of preferential trading arrangements : an overview -- 3. Measuring the effects of economic integration -- 4. Effect of EC-92 and NAFTA on developing-country trade flows -- 5. Effects of EC-92 and NAFTA on DFI in Asia -- 6. ASEAN economic cooperation :...

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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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Environmental costs and liberalization in European air transport : a welfare economic analysis

Schipper, Youdi - 2001

With air transport becoming an increasingly vital part of the economy, the regulatory reform of this market has been a major development in European political economy. This book focuses on two market failures within the airline industry - market power and environmental externalities - and...

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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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Handbook of worldwide postal reform

Campbell, James I. (contributor); … - 2008

The postal and delivery sector has been the subject of considerable interest in recent years. This Handbook brings together a number of contributions directed at understanding developments in the field of postal reform. The authors review the experience and plans of individual countries to...

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