In the present work, a tree-based model that combines aspects of CART (Classification and Regression Trees) and STR (Smooth Transition Regression) is proposed. The main idea relies on specifying a parametric nonlinear model through a tree-growing procedure. The resulting model can be analysed...

The paper analyzes the interplay between technology diffusion and patent law. We develop a dynamic model where initial adoptions generate learning spillovers that reduce the cost of subsequent adoptions. In this setting, we contrast technology diffusion paths under competitive supply, subsidized...

A recent strand of empirical work uses (S,s) models with time-varying stochastic bands to describe infrequent adjustments of prices and other variables. The present paper examines some properties of this model, which encompasses most micro-founded adjustment rules rationalizing infrequent...

This paper compares the economic policies of the "left-wing" governements in France (1981-1986) and Brazil (2003-2007) and analyzes the causes, manifestations et consequences of the failure of these "reformisms". The originality of the French neoliberalism is to have been introduced by...

This paper investigates wether the ongoing financial crisis has destabilized the microstructures of ASEAN stock market. Using daily stock market data from 2007 to 2010, we first develop a set of monthly country-level liquidity, efficiency, international integration and volatility indicators. We...

In a real option model, we show that the standard analysis of vertical relationships transposes directly to investment timing. Thus, when a firm undertaking a project requires an outside supplier (e.g., an equipment manufacturer) to provide it with a discrete input to serve a growing but...

The paper deals with the diffusion of GHG mitigation technologies in developing countries. We develop a model where an abatement technology is progressively adopted by firms and we use it to compare the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) with a standard Cap and Trade scheme (C&T). In the presence...

O Banco Mundial, organismo multilateral criado em 1944 em decorrência dos acordos da Conferência de Bretton Woods, é produto de uma conjuntura internacional específica marcada pela ascensão dos Estados Unidos ao posto de potência hegemônica. Constituído originalmente com o propósito de...

Le but de ce papier est de proposer des éléments de réflexion pour analyser certaines tendances en matière de consommation alimentaire et de caractéristiques des produits, en mettant l'accent sur le rôle des interactions entre acteurs économiques. La théorie des conventions permet de...

Para analisar se a natureza da integração econômica constitui ou não um vetor de volatilidade econômica, torna-se essencial, num primeiro momento, realizar o estudo das características dos diferentes regimes de crescimento nos países integrantes do Mercosul, através da utilização de...