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Essays on Tax Evasion and Government Spending in Developing Countries

Embaye, Abel Berhe - 2007

The dissertation aims at broadening our understanding of tax evasion and government spending in developing countries. It comprises three essays. The first essay deals with estimation of tax evasion in a cross-section of developing countries by estimating their underground economies using the...

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ROLE OF INNOVATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE - INFRASTRUCTURE AND INSTITUTIONS

Nabradi, Andras - 2009

.The knowledge-based economy has four pillars: innovation, education, the economic andinstitutional regime, and information … the free movement of knowledge. Therefore, the EU decision on theestablishment of the European Institute of Innovation and …

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Distortion of Outcome and Probability Information in Risky Decisions

DeKay, Michael L.; Patino-Echeverri, Dalia; Fischbeck, … - 2008

Substantial evidence indicates that information is distorted during decision making. However, no studies have assessed the distortion of outcome and probability information in risky decisions or the effects of ambiguity on information distortion. We report two studies involving six binary...

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Distortion of Outcome and Probability Information in Risky Decisions

DeKay, Michael L.; Patiño-Echeverri, Dalia; Fischbeck, … - 2005

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11.481J / 1.284J / ESD.284J Analyzing and Accounting for Regional Economic Change, Spring 2004

Polenske, Karen R.; Wang, Xiaodong - 2004

Surveys theories of regional growth, factor mobility, clustering, industrial restructuring, learning regions, and global supply chains from a political-economy perspective. Examines/critiques accounting frameworks including accounting for the underground economy, multipliers, linkages, and...

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11.481J / 1.284J / ESD.192J Analyzing and Accounting for Regional Economic Change, Spring 2006

Polenske, Karen R.; Biderman, Ciro - 2006

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The Globalization of Private Knowledge Goods and the Privatization of Global Public Goods

Reichman, Jerome H.; Maskus, Keith H. - 2005

innovation and technology diffusion, such impacts would not be evenly distributed across countries. Deep questions also arise … innovation and competition in their own markets. Developing countries may need to take the lead in policy experimentation and IP … innovation in order to offset overly protectionist tendencies in the rich countries and to maintain the supply of global public …

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Are credit unions in Ecuador achieving economies of scale?

Marchio, Nick A - 2009

This study tests the assertion that membership growth in credit unions is constrained by their unique structural features, such as their non-profit mission and member-based ownership. Although these features enhance inclusiveness, existing theory suggest that they work against efficiency when...

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Preferences, cooperation, and Institutions

Minkler, Alanson P.; Miceli, Thomas J. - 1997

We examine the link between social institutions and individuals' propensity to cooperate in a simple game theoretic … cynical), and former defectors cooperate (reform). This behavior suggests further roles for institutions. Finally, continuing …

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14.662 Labor Economics II, Spring 2005

Autor, David H.; Piore, Michael J. - 2005

The development and evolution of labor market structures and institutions. Particular focus on competing explanations … of recent developments in the distribution of wage and salary income and in key institutions and organizational … stratification. From the course home page: Course Description This class focuses on labor institutions, the transformation of those …

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