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The economics of technology and employment : theory and empirical evidence

Vivarelli, Marco - 1995

The impact of technical change on employment is investigated in this important new book which offers a critical appraisal of how far current economic analysis and theory can deal with this key policy issue. The Economics of Technology and Employment addresses the impact of technical change on...

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Practicing econometrics : essays in method and application

Griliches, Zvi - 1998

Zvi Griliches has made many seminal contributions to econometrics during the course of a long and distinguished career. His work has focused primarily on the economics of technological change and the econometric problems that arise in trying to study it. This major collection presents Professor...

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Knowledge, inequality, and growth in the new economy

Nahuis, Richard - 2003

- information and communication technology (ICT) - does not seem to drive growth as effectively and has coincided with an apparent …

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The Elgar companion to information economics

Raban, Daphne R. (ed.); Włodarczyk, Julia (ed.) - 2024

"The Elgar Companion to Information Economics dexterously navigates this interdisciplinary field of research which … celebrates the crucial contribution of information to decision making, market dynamics, and economic well-being. Offering a … information economics explain rapid developments in the information landscape. Featuring contributions from acclaimed …

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Taxing the working poor : the political origins and economic consequences of taxing low wages

Kemmerling, Achim - 2009

In most industrialized countries the tax burden of poor people has increased dramatically over the last few decades. This book analyses both the political origins of this increase and its consequences for the labour market

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Tax and transfer policy using behavioural microsimulation modelling : design and evaluation

Creedy, John; Mok, Penny - 2022

"Combining theoretical and practical aspects of policy analysis, this book evaluates actual and proposed policy reforms to income tax and transfer systems, using a behavioural tax microsimulation model. It highlights how these models allow for the full details of tax systems and the considerable...

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The overeducated worker? : the economics of skill utilization

Borghans, L. (ed.); Grip, A. de (ed.) - 2000

It is often suggested in policy debates that the employment of highly educated workers in jobs traditionally held by lower skilled workers leads to skill wastage and a worsening labour market position for the less educated. This process is generally referred to as 'bumping down' or 'crowding...

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The new economics of outdoor recreation

Hanley, Nick (contributor); Wright, Robert (contributor); … - 2003

This innovative book presents a series of up-to-date analyses of the economics of outdoor recreation. The distinguished group of authors covers real-world recreation management issues and applies economic understanding to these problems. An extensive introduction by the editors details the...

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Innovation and the growth of cities

Acs, Zoltán J. - 2002

Machine generated contents note: 1 Technology and entrepreneurship 1 -- 2 Knowledge, innovation and firm size 24 -- 3 Local geographic spillovers 44 -- 4 Sectoral characteristics 63 -- 5 Innovation of entrepreneurial firms 74 -- 6 Capital structure, innovation and firm size 98 -- 7 Employment...

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Tax compliance and tax morale : a theoretical and empirical analysis

Torgler, Benno - 2007

The question of why citizens pay their taxes has attracted increased attention in the tax compliance literature of late. In this book, Benno Torgler considers the evidence that suggests that enforcement efforts cannot fully explain the high degree of tax compliance within society. To attempt to...

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