up to three decades ago, economic statistics could systematically meet the statistical needs and economic views quantitative analyses requirements (known as growth – centered views) in the framework of national accounts and input-output tables. however, owing to the insensitivity of these views to simultaneous survey of socio-economic issues, no attention has been paid to systematizing social s...

Climate change and sustainable development have been addressed in largely separate circles in both research and policy. Nevertheless, there are strong linkages between the two in both realms. This paper focuses on the scientific linkages and discusses the opportunities they provide for integrated policy development, and the necessity to consider the risk of trade-offs. It is suggested that inte...

In this paper we review evolutionary economic modelling in relation to environmental policy. We discuss three areas in which evolutionary economic models have a particularly high added value for environmental policy-making: the double externality problem, technological transitions and consumer demand. We explore the possibilities to apply evolutionary economic models in environmental policy ass...

Opportunity inequality and its relationship with economic growth is a concept to which not enough attention has been paid in the previous studies. This study attempts to investigate the effects of opportunity inequality index on economic growth in 15 developing and 15 developed countries over the years 1995-2015. Accordingly, the mean group (MG) estimator within the framework of panel data was ...

This essay explores the nature, causes, and consequences of corruption as it pertains to entire regimes. Grand corruption is modeled as a type of unproductive rent-seeking at the highest levels of government. The economic costs of corruption are assumed to increase in the decentralization (and relaxation) of its governance, increase convexly in the percentage extracted, and decreasing in the op...

‘Economic progress’ is an important normative concept to make welfare statements. However, most such approaches are static, not only including behaviorally unsound assumptions, but also relying on the assumption of given and unchanging preferences. Given increasing income through innovations, new opportunities come into existence. This does not lend plausibility to the idea of unchanging prefer...

Economic growth has helped lift hundreds of millions out of poverty. However, many people remain poor, unable to effectively participate in or benefit from economic growth despite being economically active as workers, producers and consumers. Structural inequalities and other constraints – including policy, legal and cultural environments – mean that they lack the inputs, services, skills devel...

Imperatives and Opportunities for Research, Washington, DC, October 26-27, 2006. THE VALUE OF CASE STUDY RESEARCH ON RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: USEFUL METHOD?* David L. Barkley Professor and Co-Director Regional Economic Development Research Laboratory E.D.A. University Center for Economic Development Department of Applied Economics and Statistics Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina dbrkly@...

This paper examines introducing Economic Value Added as a performance measure for small manufacturing companies. Advantages and disadvantages of using Economic Value Added as a primary measure of performance as compared to sales, revenues, earnings, operating profit, profit after tax, and profit margin are investigated. The Economic Value Added calculation using data from a small company’s inco...