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The dynamics of currency substitution, asset substitution and de facto dollarization and euroization in transition countries

Feige, E.L. - Wisconsin Madison - Social Systems - 2003

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The Role and Evolution of Central Authorities

Frijters, Paul; Tieman, Alexander F. - Tinbergen Institute - 1999

In this paper we argue that authorities aid cooperation by means of direct coordination or the enforcement of re-commitment devices such as contract laws.Credible threats of violence allow this role. In a local interaction model, an authority forms if mutually connected individuals with...

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Abolishing GDP

Bergh, Jeroen C.J.M. van den - Tinbergen Institute - 2007

Expectations and information about the growth of GDP per capita have a large influence on decisions made by private and public economic agents. It will be argued here that GDP (per capita) is far from a robust indicator of social welfare, and that its use as such must be regarded as a serious...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005137102

Measuring Externalities in Program Evaluation

Janssens, Wendy - Tinbergen Institute - 2005

. However, if the programme generates externalities for non-participants such an approach will capture only part of the …

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When the Quality of a Nation triggers Emigration

Dalen, Hendrik P. van; Henkens, Kène - Tinbergen Institute - 2006

Why do people leave high-income countries with extensive welfare states? This article will examine what underlies the emigration intentions of native-born inhabitants of one industrialized country in particular: the Netherlands. To understand emigration from high-income countries we focus not...

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Assessing Policy Choices For Managing SO2 Emisions From Indian Power Sector

Choudhary, Deepa Menon; Garg, Amit; Shukla, P.R - eSocialSciences - 2009

natural gas, generate negative environmental externalities including air pollution. The use of energy resources are the …

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Jointly-Determined Livestock Disease Dynamics and Decentralized Economic Behavior

Gramig, Benjamin M.; Horan, Richard D. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2009

We develop a dynamic model of livestock disease and decentralized economic behavior as a jointly-determined system. By accounting for feedbacks between behavioral choices and disease outcomes we capture the endogenous nature of infection risks. We consider government mandated testing of...

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Externalities in Rural Development: Evidence for China

Ravallion, Martin - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2003

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Social Benefits of Multifunctional Agriculture in Finland

Yrjola, Tapani; Kola, Jukka - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2002

This study aims at assessing the costs and benefits of multifunctional agriculture, and it is one of the very first studies using a quantitative approach to this new subject. The starting point is that if current farm subsidies are regarded as means to maintain the multifunctional...

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Under-connected and over-connected networks

Buechel, Berno; Hellmann, Tim - Institut für Mathematische Wirtschaftsforschung, … - 2008

. We approach this gap by analyzing the role of positive and negative externalities of link formation. We find general … results that relate situations of positive externalities with stable networks that cannot be "too dense" in a well …-defined sense, while situations with negative externalities, tend to induce "too dense" networks. …

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