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Including Fossil-Fuel Consumption Subsidies In The Gtap Data Base, Maksym Chepeliev, Robert Mcdougall, Dominique Van Der Mensbrugghe

Department of Agricultural Economics Faculty Publications

Historically fossil-fuel consumption subsidies have been one of the most widely used energy and public policy interventions. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), in 2014 they amounted to $493 billion worldwide, which is equivalent to 0.6% of global GDP. Their contribution is even more significant for most energy exporting countries, in many cases exceeding 5-15% of national GDP. However, despite their large magnitude, fossil-fuel consumption subsidies are not explicitly represented in most global economic databases and models, including the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) Data Base, as they are generally not captured by the input-output framework. In this paper, …

An Essay On Fiscal Policy Transmissions In Currency Union, Nikhil Damodaran

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The effect of changes in fiscal policy for open economies are distinct and different from their effects in closed economies. The main idea behiend this dissertation is to examine why and how these differences affect the choice of fiscal instrument designed to provide stimulative effects to an open economy in a currency union. In extending a two country model and adapting it to examine trade within a currency union, I provide a way to truncate rational expectations equilibrium involving two large countries with endogenous relative price determination in chapter three. Using this model, I show that a spending increase is …

Salary Negotiation And Graduates From The Department Of Agricultural Economics, Larry W. Van Tassell

Cornhusker Economics

To better serve our students, one skill set that we as a department have considered incorporating more amply in our curriculum is negotiation skills. Negotiation can be defined as, “[a] give and take process between two or more parties (each with its own aims, needs, and viewpoints) seeking to discover a common ground and reach an agreement to settle a matter of mutual concern or resolve a conflict.” (http:// www.businessdictionary.com/definition/ negotiation.html) One of the first opportunities our students have to experience the negotiation process is in obtaining their first employment out of college and negotiating a fair market wage.

Notes: Job Loss And Economic Recovery, Edna Louise Saffy

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Printed notes regarding a student having to withdraw, job loss, economic recovery and the importance of communication skills in the job market. Undated.

Estimating State-Industry Employment, With An Application To Industrial Localization, Andrew J. Cassey, Ben O. Smith

Economics Faculty Publications

We describe a method to construct an industry-by-state repeated cross-section of employment at the most disaggregated level publicly available, covering 1963–2012. Nondisclosed data are estimated with a procedure using the hierarchical information structure. To illustrate the usefulness of the procedure, the resulting estimated data are tested to determine if industrial localization of the processed food sector has changed over the last 50 years in the United States. Our findings suggest it has not changed systemically despite variation in levels of localization within industries.

The Resource Curse: A Look Into The Implications Of An Abundance Of Natural Resources In The Democratic Republic Of Congo, Erin Nichols

Scholarly Horizons: University of Minnesota, Morris Undergraduate Journal

This paper’s purpose was to look at why the Democratic Republic of the Congo faces consistent economic and political instability despite having an abundance of natural resources. The goal was to connect the economic instability and overall downfall of the Congolese government with the notion of the resource curse which focuses on the concept that countries who have an abundance of natural resources tend to have less economic growth and experience more conflict. This has been done by examining the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s past of colonization as well as its current issues such as conflicts within and near …

Nebraska Monthly Economic Indicators: June 20, 2018, Eric Thompson

Leading Economic Indicator Reports

The Leading Economic Indicator – Nebraska (LEI-N) 1 rose by just 0.26% during May of 2018. The increase in the LEI-N, which is designed to predict economic activity six months into the future, suggests that the pace of economic growth will slow in Nebraska during the 4th quarter of 2018. The LEI-N rose due to strong business expectations. In particular, respondents to the May Survey of Nebraska Business reported plans to increase both sales and employment at their businesses over the next six months. There also was an increase in manufacturing hours and passenger enplanements during May and a drop …

Thinking About The Corn Market, Fabio Mattos

Cornhusker Economics

It was twenty years ago today, in the late 1990s, that the United States was the dominant corn producer and exporter in the world, producing about 240 million metric tons (40 percent of the world total) and exporting close to 50 million metric tons (65 percent of the world total). Brazil, on the other hand, was a minor player in the corn market, producing approximately 25 million metric tons (4 percent of the world total) and exporting barely anything. Many changes have happened and we have a different corn market today. For the 2018/19 crop year, USDA projections show the …

A Recusa De Marx Da Teoria Do Valor, David Harvey, Carine Botelho Previatti

Publications and Research

Resumo:

Harvey compara a teoria do valor-trabalho de Ricardo e a teoria do valor adotada por Karl Marx, trazendo uma amostra das discussões de seu mais recente livro, Capital e a loucura da razão econômica. O autor discute as diferenças entre essas teorias e seus desdobramentos nos estudos marxistas atuais, concluindo que a forma valor dos estudos de Marx não pode ser considerada um “princípio imóvel e estável no mundo tumultuado do capital, mas uma métrica instável e em constante mudança”, que se expressa nas “novas práticas de reprodução social e massivas transformações nas vontades, necessidades e desejos de toda …

International Energy Geopolitics, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

Overview of international energy geopolitical trends. Emphasizes the importance of the Persian Gulf, South China Sea, East China Sea, Russia, and the Arctic to U.S. and international economic and strategic developments. Stresses the continuing importance of fossil fuels in domestic and international energy consumption, the variety of energy sources being used by various global regions, the potential for military conflict over access to natural resources, and how emerging energy leaders will determine global energy, environmental, and international security developments.

Book Review: Fundamentals Of International Aviation, Alan Bender

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace

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Land Assembly With Taxes, Not Takings, Mark Desantis, Matthew W. Mccarter, Abel Winn

ESI Publications

We use a novel tax mechanism – ‘rejected offer reassessment’ (ROR) – in laboratory experiments to discourage seller holdout and facilitate land assembly. Under this mechanism, if a landowner rejects a developer’s offer, his taxable property value is reassessed to be equal to the rejected offer, increasing his taxes. We find that, relative to a control treatment, ROR discourages the magnitude of seller holdout (but not its frequency) and increases the rate of successful land assembly by almost 60%. It also increases the gains from trade by 22.1% relative to the control treatment, but the difference is not statistically significant.

The Cost Of Jaywalking On Traffic Congestion In An Intersection In Greater Cairo: A Case Study, Hussein Gawdat

Theses and Dissertations

There have been many studies focusing on different types of traffic delays, pedestrians’ interaction at signalized intersections and economic losses as a result of these delays. However, there is a huge gap in the current literature, regionally and globally, in studying the traffic delays associated with jaywalking. In Egypt, jaywalking is considered a common phenomenon, however, population increased drastically over the past decades in Greater Cairo leading to more congested streets. This research provides a case study that investigates the economic effect of jaywalking on traffic flow in Mashaal, a sample location in Greater Cairo, due to traffic congestion. The …

Essays In Applied Microeconomics, John Hartman

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In the first chapter, I investigate reputational effects of the disclosure of negative information in a market affected by adverse selection. A series of recent discoveries has increased consumer concern over the presence of counterfeits in the market for fine and rare wine. For the thousands of bottles sold at auction each year, house reputation is used as a quality assurance mechanism to signal product authenticity. Using sales data from 2005-2015 for the ten largest auction houses, I study consumer reaction following two recent disclosures of an auction house having offered or sold counterfeit wine. My identification strategy to examine …

Session 1 : Common As Alternative For The Future (Ii) : Community Revolutionary Subject And Social Transformation, David Barkin

South South Forum 南南論壇

On Day 5 (17 June 2018), in the session of “Common as Alternative for the Future (II)”, David BARKIN (Metropolitan Autonomous University, Mexico) delivered a lecture on Community Revolutionary Subject and Social Transformation.

The video is produced by Global University for Sustainability, 2018.

Session 1 : Common As Alternative For The Future (I) : Towards An Ubuntu World : New Discourses On The Upsurge Of The Commons And Visions Of The Future, Manoranjan Mohanty

South South Forum 南南論壇

On Day 4 (16 June 2018), in the session of “Common as Alternative for the Future (I)”, Manoranjan MOHANTY (Council for Social Development, India) delivered a lecture on Towards an Ubuntu World.

The video is produced by Global University for Sustainability, 2018.

Session 1 : Common As Alternative For The Future (I) : The Uncommon Commons, Lisa Rofel

South South Forum 南南論壇

On Day 4 (16 June 2018), in the session of “Common as Alternative for the Future (I)”, Lisa ROFEL (University of California, Santa Cruz, USA) delivered a lecture on The Uncommon Commons.

The video is produced by Global University for Sustainability, 2018.

Session 1 : Community Governance And Participatory Democracy : Community, Government, Systems, Gilberto López Y Rivas

South South Forum 南南論壇

On Day 3 (15 June 2018), in the session of “Community Governance and Participatory Democracy”, Gilberto LOPEZ Y RIVAS (National Institute of Anthropology and History, Mexico) delivered a lecture on Community, Government, Systems.

The video is produced by Global University for Sustainability, 2018.

Session 1 : Community Governance And Participatory Democracy : The Rojava Revolution : Co-Operation, Environmentalism, And Feminism In The North Syria Democratic Federation, John Restakis

South South Forum 南南論壇

On Day 3 (15 June 2018), in the session of “Community Governance and Participatory Democracy”, John RESTAKIS (Community Evolution Foundation, Canada) delivered a lecture on The Rojava Revolution: Co-operation, Environmentalism, and Feminism in the North Syria Democratic Federation.

The video is produced by Global University for Sustainability, 2018.

Session 1 : Community Governance And Participatory Democracy : Peace Process, Candlelight Revolution And Political Change In Korea, See-Jae Lee

South South Forum 南南論壇

On Day 3 (15 June 2018), in the session of “Community Governance and Participatory Democracy”, LEE See-Jae (The Catholic University of Korea, South Korea) delivered a lecture on Peace Process, Candlelight Revolution and Political Change in Korea.

The video is produced by Global University for Sustainability, 2018.

Session 1 : Decolonizing The Mind : Beyond Nationalism And Globalization, Mireille Fanon-Mendes-France

South South Forum 南南論壇

On Day 2 (14 June 2018), in the session of “Decolonizing the Mind: Beyond Nationalism and Globalization”, Mireille FANON-MENDES-FRANCE (Frantz Fanon Foundation, France) delivered a lecture on Decolonizing the Mind: Beyond Nationalism and Globalization.

The video is produced by Global University for Sustainability, 2018.

Session 1: Decolonizing The Mind: Beyond Nationalism And Globalization: The Prophecy And Crisis Of October, Hui Wang

South South Forum 南南論壇

On Day 2 (14 June 2018), in the session of “Decolonizing the Mind: Beyond Nationalism and Globalization”, WANG Hui (Tsinghua University, China) delivered a lecture on The Prophecy and Crisis of October.

The video is produced by Global University for Sustainability, 2018.

Session 1 : Political And Economic Alternative Paradigms : Network Of Rurban Republics, M. P. Parameswaran

South South Forum 南南論壇

On Day 1 (13 June 2018), in the session of “Political and Economic Alternative Paradigms”, M. P. PARAMESWARAN (Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad, India) delivered a lecture on Network of Rurban Republics.

The video is produced by Global University for Sustainability, 2018.

Session 1 : Political And Economic Alternative Paradigms : Strategic Transformation Of Ecological Civilization And Rural Revitalization, Tiejun Wen

South South Forum 南南論壇

On Day 1 (13 June 2018), in the session of “Political and Economic Alternative Paradigms”, WEN Tiejun (Renmin University of China) delivered a lecture on Strategic Transformation of Ecological Civilization and Rural Revitalization.

The video is produced by Global University for Sustainability, 2018.

Livestock Production Value And Economic Impact For Nebraska Counties, Glennis Mcclure, Bradley D. Lubben

Cornhusker Economics

Livestock production provides a significant economic impact in Nebraska. In 2016, 56 percent of all agriculture commodity sales in Nebraska were attributed to livestock and the industry accounted for over 50 percent of agricultural commodity sales each year since the 2012. This article provides an analysis of livestock production value and corresponding direct economic impact per county. The analysis estimates the direct economic impact of livestock production is $8.5 billion and the total impact of livestock production in Nebraska is $13.8 billion.

An Economics Primer For Cyber Security Analysts, John T. Harvey

Military Cyber Affairs

One of the ingredients necessary to an understanding of the impact of cyber attacks is a reliable model of the economy. We face great challenges in trying to protect an already potentially unstable system from cyber aggression and operating with a flawed understanding of the determinants of output, employment, asset prices, et cetera, surely condemns us to failure. This is so not only because we need to know where points of leverage might exist for bad actors to disrupt and disable our system, but because policy recommendations may face significant push back from both selected scholars and powerful vested interests. …

The Effects Of Humanitarian Aid On The Advancement Of Livelihood Under Article 25 Of The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, Courtney Keeney

International ResearchScape Journal

Humanitarian aid continues to be under close scrutiny as the international community analyzes its effects on the receiving populations in the developing world. Although aid should not be stopped completely, there are areas that can be improved. In theory, aid should increase economic capabilities as it sustains populations and advances their quality of life. On the systematic level, data supports that there are more efficient ways to allocate aid to benefit recipient states rather than donor states. The allocation of aid is partly determined by individual political interests of donor nations and the promotion of their foreign policies. Logistics and …

Evaluation Of The Battle Creek Jobs Fund, George A. Erickcek, Jim Robey, Claudette Robey, Brian Pittelko, Marie Holler, Don Edgerly

Reports

No abstract provided.

Can Investors Benefit From Momentum Trading? Evidence From An Emerging Market, Sana Tauseef, Mohammad Nishat

Business Review

It is claimed that momentum trading strategies generate positive returns. This paper investigates the profitability of momentum investment strategies and their determinants for stocks listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange using data from the period 2001 to 2015. The results reveal that momentum returns for Pakistani stocks are as high as the returns reported for developed markets. Moreover, the returns earned over the sub-period 2001 to 2007 are mostly positive, whereas those earned over the sub-period 2009 to 2015 are mostly negative. Momentum returns in Pakistan, however, are not caused by temporary over or under reaction of investors in the …

An Analysis Of The Bizx Commercial Trade Exchange: The Attitudes And Motivations Behind Its Use, Ján André Montoya

Dissertations and Theses

The Global Financial Crisis underscored both the complexity and brittleness of the global financial system, especially for small to medium enterprises dependent on the current banking regime for credit. More than ever, we have also begun to see the disentanglement of small businesses from traditional banks at the local and regional level in the form of CDFIs, fintech alternative lending, and now complementary currencies. Through interviews with the management and members of the BizX complementary currency this study asks what the attitudes and motivations are behind its offering and use. In addition, it inquires into the economic and psychological benefits …