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Take Me Out of the Ball Game: The Efficacy of Public Subsidies in the Success of Professional Sports Stadiums
Chodosh, Jonah - 2011
This paper weights the relative advantages of multiple factors that lead to the success of professional sports stadiums in major markets, though a discussion of the arguments for and against public subsidies towards these projects. Using a logit statistical model, the paper determines that the...
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Essays in dynamic political economics
Corbae, Dean (contributor);  … - 2009
study the Japanese economy and taxation for the past three decades. Population aging is a serious social issue in Japan …
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14.471 Public Economics I, Fall 2003
Poterba, James M. - 2003
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 … taxation. It covers both theoretical contributions, such as the theory of optimal income and commodity taxation, as well as …
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Das Umweltproblem und Umweltpolitik in ökonomisch offenen politischen Ein- und Mehrebenensystemen und deren Bedeutung für die EU
Mund, Andreas - 2004
Die vorliegende Arbeit analysiert im Rahmen allgemeiner Gleichgewichtsmodelle offener Volkswirtschaften mögliche Wechselwirkungen zwischen zunehmender wirtschaftlicher Integration und national bzw. supranational bestimmter Umweltpolitik. Die Arbeit gliedert sich in 3 Teile. Der erste Teil der...
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The Economics of River Flood Management: A Challenge for the Federal Organization?
Lünenbürger, Benjamin - 2006
River floods can be very damaging. Since numerous human responses to floods are possible, the question arises: What is the organization of flood management that leads to the most efficient results? The dissertation first considers flooding and flood management in Germany. Based on that analysis,...
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A TALE OF TWO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: TUNISIA AND MOROCCO
Friedman, Steven J - 2010
.1% (even the amazing success of China has only produced a GDP growth rate of 9.0%).The purpose of this thesis is to address the …
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A magyar mezõgazdaság sikeressége a hatvanas hetvenes években
Dimeny, Imre; Lakner, Zoltan - 2008
Out of the attempts made at modernising the Hungarian society and economy in the era ofsocialism it was only the agricultural transition and development that has brought a long, internationally recognised success. The Hungarian agricultural model has become a point of reference for numerous...
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Who Benefits from Quality Labelling? Segregation Costs, International Trade and Producer Outcomes
Jackson, Lee Ann - 2003
This paper analyses the impact of quality based labelling on product prices,factor allocation and the resulting effects on producers within the context of aninternational trading system. A general equilibrium model, calibrated to 1998 data,describes United States and European Union labelling...
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The Political Economy of Downzoning
Adelaja, Adesoji O.; Gottlieb, Paul D. - 2009
“Substantial downzoning” is defined as the exercise of police power to significantly reduce the legally permitted density on undeveloped land in a community. This contentious practice is typically challenged by those who perceive the action to limit their market opportunities (e.g., farmers...
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Policy Responses to 2008 High Food Prices: Domestic Incentives and Global Implications
Woolverton, Andrea E.; Kiawu, James - 2009
Global food commodity price inflation beginning in 2006 and continuing through mid-2008 became a priority concern for global consumers, producers and policy-makers alike. In response, many governments across the world implemented policies targeting high food commodity prices in their domestic...
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