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The effects of technical and organizational change on labor markets
Gärtner, Dennis - 2001
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...
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Economic internationalisation and the distribution of income : a comparison of the cases of Germany and the U.S.
Wacker, Ulrich - 2002
ofinternational trade theory. Focusing on general equilibrium frameworks stems from the insight that economicinternationalisation in … market issues established by human capital theory with the general equilibrium-leddebate on trade and the functional … ofinternational trade theory. Focusing on general equilibrium frameworks stems from the insight that economicinternationalisation in …
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Join the Leader, Imitate or Follow: Evolutionary Stable Strategies in the Commons
Schott, Stephan - 2010
"We develop an evolutionary game theory model for a limited access common pool resource. With full disclosure of …
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From the Informal to the Formal Sector: Micro-enterprises in a developing economy – research in progress
Dalglish, Carol L. - 2007
Small and micro-enterprises play a significant part in most economies. However, in developing countries these enterprises have tended to be looked at from a development, or poverty alleviation perspective, rather than as potentially growing businesses. This paper explores the possibility of...
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Welfare and Distribution Effects of Water Pricing Policies
Ruijs, Arjan - 2007
In this paper, distribution and welfare effects of changes in block price systems are evaluated. A method is discussed to determine, for a Marshallian demand function, equivalent variation in case of a block price system. The method is applied to analyze welfare and distribution effects of...
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SOME ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE HUNGARIAN BIOFUEL PROGRAMS
Lakner, Zoltan; Szabo-Burcsi, Dora; Mago, Laszlo - 2010
The use of renewable materials in energy production is gaining in importance all over the world. The production of bioethanol and biodiesel is an important element of the agricultural strategy of numerous countries, even though the economic and environmental impact of these projects is subject...
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Welfare economics of conventional vs. alternative agriculture
Schamel, Guenter - 2003
We develop a agricultural model assuming that conventional production is causing environmental externalities while more benign alternative production methods generate non-market amenity benefits and obtain a price premium in the marketplace. We analyze policies targeting external benefits and...
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How wrong can you be? Implications of incorrect utility function specification for welfare measurement in choice experiments
Torres, Cati; Hanley, Nick; Riera, Antoni - 2010
Despite the vital role of the utility function in welfare measurement, the implications of working with incorrect utility specifications have been largely neglected in the choice experiments literature. This paper addresses the importance of specification with a special emphasis on the effects...
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Teaching Hausman and Willig Using Mathematica
Bogard, Matt - 2007
Analyzing consumer welfare from observable data, or empirical demand functions has been a very controversial issue in economics. One metric often used is deadweight loss from a tax or price increase. A classic debate in economic history regarding the appropriate methodology for measuring...
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Earthquake fatalities : the interaction of nature and political economy
Anbarci, Nejat; Escaleras, Monica; Register, Charles A. - 2005
To say that the level of fatalities resulting from an earthquake is inversely related to a country's per capita level of income is hardly novel. What makes our approach novel is that we relate fatalities to both per capita income and the level of inequality that exists within a country through...
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