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We develop a generalized dynamic factor model for panel data with the goal of estimating an unobserved index. While similar models have been developed in the literature o [...]
15 January 2013 |
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All environmental policies involve administrative costs, the costs of implementing and managing policies that extend beyond abatement costs. We examine theoretically the [...]
05 April 2011 |
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This paper examines the endogenous formation of coalitions that provide public goods in which players implement a minimum participation requirement before deciding whethe [...]
05 April 2011 |
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There are more than 100 social media tools available to higher education institutions to reach potential, current and past students. Both students and institutions are ma [...]
05 April 2011 |
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Most of the theoretical literature on enforcing environmental policies focuses on situations in which pollution sources are noncompliant. However, some recent work sugges [...]
20 September 2010 |
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Two important design elements for emission trading programs are whether and to what extent firms are able to bank emissions permits, and how these programs are to be enfo [...]
2010-08 |
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We examine the control of air pollution caused by households burning wood for heating and cooking in the developing world. Since the problem is one of controlling emissi [...]
2010-07 |
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We consider a model of vertical competition where downstream firms (retailers) purchase an upstream input from a monopolist and are able to differentiate from each other [...]
03 February 2010 |
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Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (MCOOL) was implemented on seafood in the United States on April 4, 2005. MCOOL exempts the foodservice sector and excludes processed [...]
21 December 2009 |
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Two important features of agricultural quarantine inspections of shipping containers for invasive species at U.S. ports of entry are the general absence of economic consi [...]
01 September 2009 |
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