The development of the model and the econometric theory underlying its estimation are carefully presented so as to enable readers unfamiliar with the econometrics of point process models and dynamic optimization in continuous time to follow the arguments. Although most of the bo…
Christopher Flinn presents an introduction to a search & bargaining model that can be used to assess the welfare effects of minimum wage changes & to determine an 'optimal' minimum wage. "The development of the model and the econometric theory underlying its estimation are care…
State and society responses to China's social welfare needs : an introduction to the debate / Shawn Shieh and Jonathan Schwartz -- Beyond corporatism and civil society : three modes of state - NGO interaction in China / Shawn Shieh -- Social welfare responses in noncrisis situat…
Introducing free innovation -- Scale and self-rewarding nature of free innovation -- Viability of individual and collaborative free innovation -- Innovation pioneering by free innovators -- Diffusion shortfall in free innovation -- Free and producer paradigm interactions -- Comp…
Most research on the effects of privatizations in Latin America has focused on efficiency or productivity gains rather than welfare issues, such as job losses, changes in general welfare, including access to public services, price reductions and quality improvement. The essays c…
Most research on the effects of privatizations in Latin America has focused on efficiency or productivity gains rather than welfare issues, such as job losses, changes in general welfare, including access to public services, price reductions and quality improvement. The essays c…
In 'Public Goods, Public Gains', the authors discuss and apply in case studies the systematic application of alternative evaluation methods to estimate the social benefits of publicly-financed research and development (R & D).
In Public Goods, Public Gains, Link and Scott discuss the systematic application of alternative evaluation methods to estimate the social benefits of publicly financed research and development (R&D) The authors argue that economic theory should be the guiding criterion for any m…