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To compare the systems of child benefits and of family tax deductions, we create a model with endogenous fertility and a basic income, financed from proportional wage taxes. The deduction's efficiency is presumably lower than the... more
In the past, the European gas market was dominated by state-owned monopolists but since the start of the liberalisation, privatisation and re-regulation in the early 1990s, the market has fundamentally changed. Nevertheless, governments... more
Research on ‘happiness’ suggests that once an average per capita income of around US$ 10,000 is achieved in a country, further increases in income will not lead to a significant increase in happiness. Additional income will probably often... more
Researchers focussing on one or more parts of Asia (South Asia, South East Asia, China and East Asia) are encouraged to submit proposals for papers to be presented at this conference. The organisers are looking particularly for empirical... more
High drug spending is a concern for policy makers due to limits on access for patients. Numerous policies have been proposed to address high drug spending. The existence of multifarious proposals makes it difficult for policy makers to... more
This article explores the relationship between milk quota values and economic efficiency in order to analyze government interventions in quota allocations among producers. For this purpose, we estimate quota values using a panel of... more
E-government services involve many stakeholders who have different objectives that can have an impact on success. Among these stakeholders, citizens are the primary stakeholders of government activities. Accordingly, their satisfaction... more
for funding the survey and of UNIDO for its continuing support of work on manufacturing enterprise in Africa. We also particularly need to thank the survey team members for their commitment and enthusiasm and the firms, their managers and... more
- by Neil Rankin
Transaction costs are a large proportion of the cost structure along the value chains of most industries, especially the food and beverage industries. Competition forces industries to structure their value chains to minimise transaction... more
Risk-sharing is a fundamental form of economic behaviour. It can occur through formal insurance markets, informal family arrangements, community support, legal institutions (such as bankruptcy), or government tax-transfer programmes.... more
Small-to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often lack the resources and knowledge to strategically adopt information andcommunication technologies (ICTs). Governments across the world have acknowledged this issue by designing... more
Resumo Este trabalho estimou os efeitos do controle de preço da gasolina A sobre os preços do etanol hidratado e da gasolina C no Brasil. Para isto, foram estimados os preços que teriam prevalecido sem a intervenção. Os resultados mostram... more