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The economic costs and consequences of terrorism
Richardson, Harry Ward (contributor);  … - 2007
: initial estimates of indirect costs / Thomas F. Stinson -- The economic cost of disasters : permanent or ephemeral? / Matthew … benefits and costs of prevention / Lester B. Lave, Jay Apt and Granger Morgan -- Risk and economic costs of a terrorist attack …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420039
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Progress in the competitive agenda in the postal and delivery sector
Crew, Michael A. (contributor);  … - 2009
processing operations / A. Thomas Bozzo -- 16. Do differences in facility-specific mail processing unit costs have implications …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851656
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Productivity in Asia : economic growth and competitiveness
Jorgenson, Dale Weldeau (contributor);  … - 2007
1. Introduction -- 2. Investigating productivity slowdown in the 1990s by using the KLEM database in Japan -- 3. The … sources of growth of US industries -- 4. Total factor productivity growth in Chinese industries, 1981-2000 -- 5. Growth … accounting and productivity analysis by 33 industrial sectors in Korea (1984-2002) -- 6. Industry-wide total factor productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420031
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The new economy and beyond : past, present and future
Jansen, Dennis W. (contributor) - 2006
1. Introduction : what is the New Economy? / Dennis W. Jansen -- 2. Projecting productivity growth : lessons from the … multifactor productivity in US service industries / Jack E. Triplett and Barry P. Bosworth -- 4. The New Economy and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850857
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The future of economic growth : as new becomes old
Boyer, Robert - 2004
In this book, Robert Boyer follows the origins, course and collapse of the "new economy" and proposes a new interpretation of US dynamism during the 1990s. He argues that the diffusion of information and communication technologies is only part of a story that also requires understanding of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851599
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Handbook on railway regulation : concepts and practice
Finger, Matthias P. (ed.); Montero Pascual, Juan José (ed.) - 2020
Contents: 1. Railway regulation: A comparative analysis of a diverging reality / Juan Montero and Matthias Finger -- 2. Railway regulation in Germany / Thomas Fetzer -- 3. The ongoing process of liberalization of the railway sector in France / Stéphane de la Rosa -- 4. Developments in rail...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012294239
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The economy as a process of valuation
Samuels, Warren J.; Medema, Steven G.; Schmid, Alfred Allan - 1997
The Economy as Process of Valuation sheds new light on the potential benefits of concept and theory formation along dynamic and evolutionary lines for understanding economic processes. The emphasis is on aspects of the economy as a process of valuation rather than as a mechanistic result of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473949
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Modelling the costs of environmental policy : a dynamic applied general equilibrium assessment
Dellink, Rob B. - 2005
costs of environmental policy for multiple pollutants be properly assessed in an applied model? Using an original … to study the costs of various environmental policies including climate change, acidification, eutrophication, smog … cost-effective manner, the economic costs of these policies can be effectively limited through a combination of economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474004
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Economics and the future : time and discounting in private and public decision making
Pannell, David J. (contributor);  … - 2006
Economics and the Future tackles the discounting issue from a number of angles, ranging from relatively short-term private financial decisions, to very long-term public issues spanning generations. The authors present differing perspectives and original ideas in a style that remains accessible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851501
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Performance of the Chinese insurance industry under economic reforms
Yao, Shujie - 2010
The Chinese insurance industry has experienced rapid development during the past decade. This original book is the first English language study in the literature to address the efficiency issue of the Chinese insurance sector, and presents a comprehensive review on alternative methodologies for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852093