Addicted to Oil: Implications for Climate Change Policy
This paper applies a behavioral economics model of cigarette addiction to the issue of oil usage and climate change. Both problems involve consumption of a...
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This paper introduces the concept of human recognition, defined as the extent to which an individual is acknowledged by other individuals, groups, or organizations...
Peoples’ behavior in the aftermath of natural disasters may depend critically on various conditions. In this paper we postulate three conditions, likely to.......pub
Human Recognition in Economic Development: A Theoretical Model
Abstract: This paper presents a model of human recognition, a concept defined as the acknowledgement provided to an individual that he is of inherent value with ......
Human Recognition and its Role in Economic Development: A Descriptive Review
This paper introduces the concept of human recognition, defined as the extent to which an individual is acknowledged by others to be of inherent value by virtue of....
Measurement of Human Recognition: A Methodology with Empirical Applications in India and Kenya
This paper develops and applies a methodology for measuring human recognition, which is defined as the acknowledgement provided to an individual by other.......
We recently introduced a general method for measuring poverty when there are multiple dimensions [1,2] and provided a specific cross-country implementation......
Poverty Measurement with Ordinal Data
The Foster, Greer, Thorbecke (1984) class nests several of the most widely used measures in theoretical and empirical work on economic poverty. Use of this...
Tanker Ownership in non-OECD countries and the Rise of Government-Owned Fleets
Abstract: This paper provides an historical perspective of the global oil tanker market, the international tanker fleet, and the major trends in tanker.........
A Fresh Approach to International Investment Rules
Money makes the world go round. Nations compete for investment in the interest of stimulating trade, economic growth, productivity, access to new technologies......
In this article, I argue that trade must be part of the solution to advancing human rights in conflict zones. The members of the WTO increasingly recognize that..
Peltzman on Ice: Evidence on Compensating Behavior Using a Natural Experiment from Ice Hockey
Weprovide evidence of the Peltzman effect by tracking the professional path of each hockey player that ended up in the National Hockey League from 2001 to 2006....
Argentina: There and Back Again?
Argentina, once a prominent example of the ‘Washington consensus’, took dramatic steps to reduce its integration in the world economy in the aftermath of the.....
This paper examines the impact and potential interactions of health, education and consumption dimensions of persistent poverty at the household level. Our.....
The existence of bilateral Israel- Middle East and North Africa (MENA) trade in the 20th century was an oxymoron. That fact has not hindered some states to.....
Understandings and Misunderstandings of Multidimensional Poverty Measurement
Multidimensional measures provide an alternative lens through which poverty may be viewed and understood. In recent work we have attempted to offer a practical....
Human Rights Provisions in FTAs
Many of the world’s most important trading economies have introduced human rights language into their preferential trade agreements (PTAs). As a result...................
“How empowering Ghanaians can help Ghana avoid an oily mess”
The wealth of a nation is not fully expressed by its supply of oil, gold, BMWs or iPods. As Adam Smith taught us, people are the ultimate wealth of nations......................
Differences in Early GDP Component Estimates Between Recession and Expansion
In this paper we examine the quality of the initial estimates of the components of both real and nominal U.S. GDP. We introduce a number of new statistics for.................
The Big Five International Oil Companies as Responsible Stakeholders in the Global Economy
The Big Five Oil Companies—ExxonMobil, ChevronTexaco, ConocoPhillips, bp, and Royal Dutch Shell—are among the world’s most influential and profitable............................
Euro Stress: The future of the common currency
Desmond Lachman and Holger Wolf AEI and Georgetown University...............
There is no question that Vietnam has made significant progress in its march to revamp its system to respond to and participate actively in the global economy.............
Polarization and the Decline of the Middle Class: Canada and the U.S.
Several recent studies have suggested that the distribution of income (earnings, jobs) is becoming more polarized. Much of the evidence presented in support of.....
Climate Change, Uncertainty and Decision-Making
It is impossible to look at how individuals, communities, and governments adapt, proactively and reactively, to climate change without looking at how...........
Permanent and Transitory Macroeconomic Relationships between China and the Developed World
Although research on business cycles and economic growth has traditionally focused on developed countries, there is increasing interest in the economic.......