The benchmark inclusion subsidy

On Some Benchmark Results for the Interaction of a Crack with a Circular Inclusion

Stress intensity factor calculations for crack-inclusion interaction problems are presented. The problems considered include the benchmark problems first discussed by Helsing and Jonsson, and subsequently by Wang, Mogilevskaya and Crouch. The numerical results are obtained using the symmetric-Galerkin boundary element method in conjunction with an improved quarter-point element for evaluating t...

When is the Efficient Subsidy to Higher Education the Equitable Subsidy ?

Despite some empirical evidence to the contrary, government subsidy to higher education is usually presumed to be inequitable because college-educated workers earn more than less educated workers. Using a simple model of educational choice with endogenous wages and two worker types, I obtain strong results concerning this conßict between efficiency and equity — namely that equity and efficiency...

Child Care Subsidy Programs

The Malawi Agricultural Input Subsidy Programme: Lessons

Background and Context Maize, the main staple crop remains the dominant crop among smallholder farmers in Malawi. Smallholder farmers devote almost 70 percent of their land to maize cultivation, and maize availability in the country de nes the food security situation of the country. Smallholder agriculture in Malawi has been characterized by low productivity, low technology and labour intensive...

Should all Iranian Citizens Receive the Same Subsidy Rebate?

The ‘Subsidy Targeting Project’ was introduced by the government of Iran in 2010 to ease the impact of removing price subsidies (carried out as part of recent economic liberalization reforms). Under this scheme, regardless of their socio-economic characteristics, Iranian citizens residing in Iran receive the same amount of cash rebate (currently 455,000 Iranian Rials per month). Thi...