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| Hess, Sebastian; Kleinschmit, Daniela; Theuvsen, Ludwig; von Cramon-Taubadel, Stephan; Zschache, Ulrike. |
| This article introduces discourse analysis as a theoretical concept and an empirical methodology that may enable the endogenization of path creation and path breaking changes in conventional models of political path dependencies. Economic criteria such as rents created by a policy do not always provide a comprehensive explanation for path dependent political decisions. Discourse theory implies that specific interpretative schemata and narratives, such as story lines in the mass media, heavily influence the political discourse. Discourses themselves exercise a constitutive power that constrains decision-making processes and, thus, influence the ensuing policy creation path. Hence, discourses must be taken into account when political path creation is... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Policy; Path Dependencies; Discourse Analysis; Agricultural and Food Policy; Labor and Human Capital. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44133 |
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| Hess, Sebastian. |
| CGE models are widely used tools for economic assessments of trade policy changes. However, overall confidence in their results tends to be low. We employ the methodological framework of meta-analysis in order to approach a quantitative comparison of CGE-based simulation results. Therefore, we compile a dataset of twelve recent Doha simulations and fit a linear regression model that explains the variance between simulation results on the regional level as a function of various modeling characteristics. The estimates are broadly in range with documented qualitative knowledge about modeling assumptions. The size of the sample limits general conclusions; however, an ongoing research project will extend the approach to a larger sample. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: CGE; Systematic review; Doha round; Evaluation; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C20; C68; D58; F10; C99. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/24713 |
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| Hess, Sebastian. |
| The global trend of industrializing agriculture increasingly transforms farms and firms into specialized component suppliers within a multi-stage food processing chain, which creates intraindustry trade between- and within geographical regions. This can be analyzed within the framework of a hypothetical multiregional food-processing firm that benefits from outsourcing various ‘tasks’ to other sub-contracting regions, in order to utilize lower production cost there. This is modeled as a multi-output cost minimization problem of the processing firm, and it is argued that with respect to agriculture, the outsourcing opportunities for the firm are determined by economies of diversification. Trade is implicitly reflected as the movement of intermediate factors... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Outsourcing; Trade of Tasks; Economies of Diversification; Pig Production; International Relations/Trade; Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114537 |
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| Hess, Sebastian; von Cramon-Taubadel, Stephan. |
| Quantification of welfare changes due to trade liberalisation play a crucial role for political decision making. However, meaningful comparisons of simulation results from different sources are difficult. Often significant differences in simulated gains from liberalisation do not serve to increase confidence in quantitative assessments based on trade models. We employ a metaanalysis of applied trade simulations under the WTO Doha Round to identify model characteristics that influence the magnitude of simulation results, and to estimate the magnitude of this influence. Findings from our simple econometric model are plausible and show that each simulation experiment represents a complex interaction of experimental settings that may not easily be understood... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Meta-analysis; CGE; Partial Equilibrium; Trade Liberalization; C00; C23; C68; F10; International Relations/Trade. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25512 |
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| Hess, Sebastian; von Cramon-Taubadel, Stephan. |
| Due to the complexity of general and partial equilibrium models, conventional sensitivity analysis, qualitative reviews or literature-based meta-analyses do not allow for detailed assessments of the role of individual parameters and policy shocks across different models. Therefore, the partial equilibrium model “GSIM” and a single country CGE are employed to generate synthetic scenarios based on randomly specified combinations of base data, elasticities and tariff changes selected from previously specified, plausible ranges. The synthetic meta-data has the advantage that the values of explanatory variables are measured exactly. This makes it possible to explore complex issues of functional form and interaction between variables in the estimation of the... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: General Equilibrium; Partial Equilibrium; Response Surface Design; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43689 |
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| Hess, Sebastian; Kleinschmit, Daniela; Theuvsen, Ludwig; von Cramon-Taubadel, Stephan; Zschache, Ulrike. |
| This article introduces discourse analysis as a theoretical concept and an empirical methodology that may enable the endogenization of path creation and path breaking changes in conventional models of political path dependencies. Economic criteria such as rents created by a policy do not always provide a comprehensive explanation for path dependent political decisions. Discourse theory implies that specific interpretative schemata and narratives, such as storylines in the mass media, heavily influence the political discourse. Discourses themselves exercise a constitutive power that constrains decision-making processes and, thus, influence the ensuing policy creation path. Hence, discourses must be taken into account when political path creation is... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Policy; Path Dependencies; Discourse Analysis; Seasonal Farm Labour; Institutional and Behavioral Economics. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/52655 |
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| Hess, Sebastian; Surry, Yves R.. |
| While the single- output Constant Difference of Elasticities (CDE) cost function has been applied several times, its profit counterpart called “the Constant Difference of Elasticities of Transformation” (CDET) profit frontier has not yet been applied econometrically. It is an indirect, implicit, non-homothetic and non-separable frontier that may be viewed as more flexible than the commonly used CES and Cobb-Douglas specifications, while demanding less parameters to be estimated than fully flexible functional forms commonly do. We therefore introduce the CDET profit function and illustrate its potential usefulness as a parsimonious econometric model of agricultural production in Switzerland. Results indicate plausible elasticities and a satisfactory fit to... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: CDE; Profit function; Agricultural Sector; Functional Form; Switzerland; Agricultural Finance. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114539 |
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