A new strand of literature has recently sought to investigate possible links between technological changes, observed modifications to firms' organizational structure and the evolution of the wage gap between skilled and unskilled workers. After a brief overview of such approaches, this essay...

This study compares the effects of economic internationalisation on the functional distribution of labour income in the U.S.and Germany. The benchmark for assessing the empirical analyses theoretically is the general equilibrium framework ofinternational trade theory. Focusing on general...

Involuntary migration and resettlement is examined as a development strategy and analyzed in an intensive study of the New Halfa Scheme in eastern Sudan. New Halfa was created between 1962 and 1969 to foster economic development through large-scale irrigated agriculture and to compensate,...

Research into adoption, acceptance and consumption of Information Technology (IT) within its diffusion cycle has been extensively studied in Information Systems (IS) and marketing. However, research often focused too narrowly on technology adoption rates and drivers leading to technology...

This dissertation postulates that as effect of the model of development adopted by Puerto Rican authorities since the late forties, Puerto Rico became a "Regional Armature" of U.S. intensive accumulation and monopolist regulation over the 1950-1980 period. The asymmetrical insertion of the...

While many hotel companies have participated in various green initiatives and adopted green policy, when it came to the real purchasing decision, their willingness was not matched by action. There could be many reasons for such inconsistency. Lack of consumer demand, increasing environmental...

This dissertation argues that the impetus, growth, and financial success of many North American high-tech companies--biotechnology, computer software development and design, as well as Internet startups--are partly due to their collective way of organizing the production and distribution of...

"Markets can show different types of dynamics, from quiet markets dominated by one or few products, to markets with constant penetration of new and reintroduced products. This paper explores the dynamics of markets from a psychological perspective using a multi-agent simulation model. The...

Edith Penrose’s theory of firm growth postulates that a firm’s current growth rate will be influenced by the adjustment costs of, and changes to a firm’s productive opportunity set arising from, previous growth. Although she explicitly considered the impact of previous organic growth on...

Theory and evidence on government taxation policy. Topics include tax incidence; optimal tax theory; the effect of taxation on labor supply and savings; corrective taxes for externalities; taxation and corporate behavior; and tax expenditure policy. From the course home page: Course Description...