Progress in economics research. Volume 34 / Albert Tavidze, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tavidze, Albert, editor.

Series:

Progress in Economics Research

Progress in Economics Research, 1549-1552 ; Volume 34

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--Research.

Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2016.

Summary:

In this next volume of Progress in Economics Research, chapters include research on the elements that are important for the understanding of international development; the intellectual property rights' impact upon foreign direct investment inwards and foreign direct investment outwards and trade; the selection of the best energy mix on the basis of the most efficient utilization of all available energy sources for the generation of electricity to ensure its future economic and social development; the efficiency of resource utilization of twenty OECD countries; liquidity management under the principal-agent conflict; a discussion on the estimated surplus land value of real estate benefited by the public investment on infrastructure considering only the land value without the construction value and spatial location; the determinants of inventory investment; the prisoners' dilemma, congestion games and correlation; and rational choice theory, state abortion policy, unintended pregnancy and its economic implications.

Contents:

PROGRESS IN ECONOMICS RESEARCH: VOLUME 34; PROGRESS IN ECONOMICS RESEARCH: VOLUME 34; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: WHOSE, WHY, HOW?; ABSTRACT; 1. A FASCINATING SUBJECT: A CROSSROAD OF INTERESTS; 2. WHOSE DEVELOPMENT?; 3. WHY SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF OTHERS; 4. HOW TO ADDRESS DEVELOPING CONCERNS; 5. AID STORY; 6. WHAT COULD BE DONE; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: IPRS' IMPACT UPON FDI INWARDS AND FDI OUTWARDS AND TRADE: LINEAR AND NON-LINEAR ANALYSIS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; 1. FDI BACKGROUND

2. COMPETITION BACKGROUND3. IPR BACKGROUND; 4. COMPETITION POLICY AND THE EXERCISE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; 5. IPR BACKGROUND AND THE TRIPS AGREEMENT; 6. LITERATURE REVIEW; 7. DATA AND METHODOLOGY; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX. OUTCOME OF THE UPDATED ESTIMATIONS OF THE ZEKIPR INDEX; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR THE ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN THE UNITED STATES; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAM; THE CURRENT SITUATION OF UNITED STATES NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY

THE CURRENT SITUATION OF THE ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE FUTURE OF THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATESTHE UNITED STATES ENERGY POLICY; DEMAND OF ELECTRICITY; LIMITING FACTORS IN THE USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION IN THE UNITED STATES; COST ASSOCIATED TO NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IN THE UNITED STATES; FINANCING OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN THE UNITED STATES; DECOMMISSIONING OF NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS; THE PUBLIC OPINION; LOOKING FORWARD; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES

Chapter 4: DIFFERENCES IN PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY AMONG OECD COUNTRIES: THE ROLE OF COMPETITIVENESSABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THE MEASUREMENT OF EFFICIENCY OF PRODUCTION; THE DETERMINANTS OF EFFICIENCY; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 5: LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT UNDER THE PRINCIPAL-AGENT CONFLICT; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. LITERATURE REVIEW; 3. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND OPPORTUNITY FOR BUSINESS GROWTH; 4. THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFICATION OF TYPES OF CONFLICT; 5. PROPOSALS TO MANAGE LIQUIDITY; 6. APPLICATION OF THE MODEL OF THE FORGOTTEN EFFECTS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES

Chapter 6: ESTIMATING SURPLUS LAND VALUE FROM THE URBAN RENEWAL PASEO CONSTITUYENTES, QUERETARO, MEXICOABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; RESULTS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 7: THE DETERMINANTS OF INVENTORY INVESTMENT: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM SMES; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; DETERMINANTS OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT; DATA, VARIABLES AND METHOD; RESULTS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 8: THE PRISONERS DILEMMA, CONGESTION GAMES AND CORRELATION; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Congestion Games, Social Dilemmas and Correlation

3. Mediation and Enforcement Values of Soft Correlated Equilibrium for Prisoners' Dilemma Games

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 2, 2016).

ISBN:

1-63484-640-0