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| Auty, Richard M.. |
| This paper starts out from the optimistic assumption that the basic policies for environmental economic development are known but uncertainties surround the speed of their adoption. In many developing countries the key obstacle is poor governance: consequently, renewable resources continue to be mined, non-renewable resources are depleted irresponsibly, and reductions in pollution intensity lag. Recent research identifies resource abundance as an important cause of policy failure. This is because the primary sector remains large in relation to GDP so that differences in the scale of natural resource rents (and in their socio-economic linkages) condition macro policy in important ways. Most developing countries are resource-rich, a condition that engenders... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Environmental Economics and Policy; International Development; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24136 |
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| Hoehn, John P.; Deaton, Brady J., Jr.. |
| Certified labeling for credence attributes is examined using the concepts of pooled and separating equilibria. The analysis addresses a latent credence good demand that differs from a conventional good demand by willingness to pay for the credence characteristic. Third-party certified labeling vertically differentiates the two products and a two separate markets replace a single pooled market. Market outcomes are examined theoretically and with empirical simulations. Costless labeling is net welfare improving, but impacts are highly asymmetric. Credence producers gain largely at the expense of conventional producers. Costly labeling may reduce welfare even with rather modest labeling costs. |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Marketing. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11758 |
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| Maki, Wilbur R.. |
| This paper addresses the growing concerns of local governments and residents about the high costs of urban spillover into adjoining rural areas. From a rural agricultural perspective we focus on the loss of productive agricultural land and open space. From a metropolitan core city perspective the focus shifts to the erosion of the city tax base and its fiscal capacity to pay for the associated high costs of neighborhood decline. From a personal and private perspective, however, urban growth creates new opportunities for residential and commercial development. Many sectors of the local economy share in these opportunities, including young families seeking their first single-family residence at a price they can afford. Given the multiplicity of... |
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Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 1996 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/14419 |
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| Pautrel, Xavier. |
| This article demonstrates that when finite lifetime is introduced in a Lucas (1988) growth model, the environmental policy may enhance growth both in the short- and the long-run, while pollution does not influence educational activities, labor supply is not elastic and human capital does not enter the utility function. This is because finite lifetime and the appearance of newborns at each date creates a turnover of generations which disconnects the aggregate consumption growth to the interest rate. We show that the shorter is the horizon, the greater the effect of the environmental policy on growth, because the higher the “generational turnover effect”. We also demonstrate that when time is not the single production factor in education, the environmental... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Growth; Environment; Overlapping Generations; Human Capital; C; O. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42146 |
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| Xu, Pei; Alexander, Corinne E.; Patrick, George F.; Musser, Wesley N.. |
| Producers' risk perceptions, as well as their empirical measurement, have been an on-going concern for agricultural economists. Identification and categorization of producers' risk attitudes is important in both research and extension contexts. This study explores some alternative measures of farmers' attitudes and their relationships with observed producer behavior. The effect of farmers' personality types, as derived from the Myers-Briggs personality type indicator test, on marketing behavior is also explored. There were positive and statistically significant correlations of producers' risk attitudes in various areas of the farm business. However, there are also some differences in producers' willingness to risk, especially in the finance area.... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Farm Management; Risk and Uncertainty. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/28677 |
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| Cardamone, Paola. |
| This paper reviews the empirical literature using a gravity model to assess the impact on trade of Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) and provides a critical analysis of the choices made to carry out the estimations. With respect to the effectiveness of PTAs, the main result that emerges from the review is that PTAs tend to foster trade between the countries involved. However, two empirical issues appear relevant. First, the use of dummy variables to proxy PTAs does not adequately describe the preferences granted and can be misleading. Indeed, the use of dummies does not allow to discern among the different preferential trade policy instruments used as well as to measure the level of the trade preferences granted. As a result, dummies do not allow to... |
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Palavras-chave: International Relations/Trade. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7282 |
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| Sahli, Mondher; Nowak, Jean-Jacques. |
| International tourism is increasingly viewed as one of the best opportunities for a sustainable economic and social development of developing countries. There is also an increasing concern from public policy makers as to whether mass tourism coastal resorts can play a catalytic role in the overall economic development and improve the real income of their community. In this paper, we present a general equilibrium model which explicitly takes into consideration specific features of some developing countries (e.g. coastal tourism, dual labour market, unemployment, migrations, competition between agriculture and tourism for land) to analyse the ways by which an inbound tourism boom affects this kind of country, in particular its real income. We define the... |
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Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12157 |
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| Huffman, Sonya Kostova. |
| This paper examines family welfare and labor force participation of families potentially eligible for the new Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program in the Midwest region. High wage rates and low unemployment rates decrease the probability of welfare participation. For these low-wealth families, labor supply is shown to be highly responsive to the wage rate. |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Labor and Human Capital. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/18533 |
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| Contents: Policy and Management Issues in Agricultural Finance by, Cole R. Gustafson; Emerging Issues for the Farm Credit System, by Marvin R. Duncan; Methodology in Allowance for Loan Loss Determination, by Martin Fischer and Glenn Pederson; Selecting Tax Alternatives Under the Tax Reform Act, by Tammy Mickey and David Lins; Factors Influencing Farm Investment Behavior, by Eddy L. LaDue, Lynn H. Miller, and Joseph H. Kwiatkowski; Farmers' Use of Futures and Options Under Alternative Farm Programs: Farm Level Financial Analysis, by Calum G. Turvey and Timothy G. Baker; An Empirical Investigation of Risk Diversification Opportunities Within the Farm Credit System, by Charles B. Moss and Allen M. Featherstone; Adapting to Turbulent Credit Markets: Loan... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance. |
| Ano: 1989 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23407 |
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| Duncombe, Richard; Heeks, Richard. |
| Increasing numbers of ethical trade initiatives are being launched, reflecting concerns about the limited benefits that globalisation brings to producers in developing countries. Ethical trade is an information-intensive activity yet little is known about the role of information systems in supporting this activity. Ethical trade - with its voluntary codes and consumer campaigns - also represents a new approach to interaction between market actors. This form of self-regulation is seen as an alternative to state regulation and sanctions, and more appropriate to a liberalised international economy. This paper provides a summary of the literature concerning ethical trade, selfregulation and the role of information. It presents models and issues in relation to... |
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Palavras-chave: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/30638 |
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