The performing arts sector is also capable of being studied from the point of view of economics. Having this into account we focus on its relation resources/products and on the concept of efficiency as one of the components of the productivity, analyzing the period 1995-1999 by means of data...

Housing rights can act to guarantee minimum housing provision for poor and deprived persons, based on respect for human dignity. These rights are now established within many international public law instruments and treaties, as well as national constitutions, laws and curial jurisprudence. There...

The downstream sector has been facing several challenges in the recent times. One of the most important challenge being the development of efficient supply chain to meet the ever increasing demand. Besides, there are other factors like reducing the operational costs, regulatory policies relating...

Research findings sometimes play a part in the policy making process. This can happen through direct use of analysis, or through their impact on public perceptions and preferences as a result of media coverage. There are opportunities in this process for distortions to occur. This paper looks at...

Federal spending on aid to the states increased from $286 billion in fiscal 2000 to an estimated $449 billion in fiscal 2007 and is the third-largest item in the federal budget after Social Security and national defense. The number of different aid programs for the states soared from 463 in...

In 2007, both Moldovan and Ukrainian authorities took firm steps to reduce corruption along the Transdnistrian border. This paper - aimed mainly at anti-corruption practitioners and scholars in public administration - discusses the background and underlying principles guiding the anti-corruption...

This report analyzes China’s foreign direct investment (FDI) in Canada. It considers the strategic drivers of this interest. Canada needs FDI, but Canadian politics (and therefore policy) may not be receptive to such investments for the reasons explored in this report. The report concludes...

Since Citizens United, the amount of spending on political campaigns has increased, and to a lesser extent, so has corporate spending on political advertisements. However, the increase in corporate spending on elections fails to indicate whether corporate political spending corrupts the...

This paper studies a welfare maximization problem with heterogeneous agents. A social planner designs a menu of choices for agents who misperceive either the properties of options or their own preferences. When agents misperceive the true properties of alternatives, it is optimal to limit a menu...