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mechanisms. By looking at Science and Technology it develops a two way classification. Science, is a non market allocation … disclosure. Technology, is a market allocation mechanism, where knowledge is treated as a private good and where patents and …
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parameters of technology. We estimate the equation using trade in manufactures among the OECD. The parameter estimates allow us …
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The 1998 Kyoto protocol signalled a new earnestness of international intent toward addressing the perceived risk of climate change. Kyoto demands that developed nations turn their economies so as to hit differentiated, sub-1990 level carbon emission targets within the next decade or so. But when...
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This paper elaborates on the recent race to sequence the human genome. Starting from the debate on public vs. private research arising from the genome case, the paper shows that in some fundamental research areas, where knowledge externalities play an important role, market and non-market...
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than the effect of representing the details of electricity technology in both the estimated carbon prices and the estimated …
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basically depends on material and relational goods, we show that the best-case scenarios hold when technology and social capital … technology and social interaction balance one another in fostering the growth of both the social and the private sector of the … economy. Along such tracks, technology may play a crucial role in supporting a 'socially sustainable' economic growth. …
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spatial agglomeration and technology, in determining some features of business groups' strategy and organization. Specifically … industrial districts (as a proxy for spatial agglomeration) and to the role of spatial agglomeration and technology in vertical …
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Sustainable development is a relatively well-known concept. Although there are many definitions, the underlying concepts and aims are generally agreed upon. Many local communities have established a 'vision' of sustainability in terms of policies, goals, actions, etc in order to translate...
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There is a wealth of existing literature on specific methods to encourage public participation in Local Agenda 21. This paper provides a concise overview and comparative assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches. For the sake of clarity, these methods are categorised into...
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The literature on school choice assumes that families can submit a preference list over all the schools they want to be assigned to. However, in many real-life instances families are only allowed to submit a list containing a limited number of schools. Subjects' incentives are drastically...
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