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Economic growth and social indicators: The case of Taiwan
Wen‐jen Hsieh, Yu HsingThe paper analyzes selected social indicators to determine whether people in Taiwan have become better or worse off during the process of economic growth. The authors find that…
Re‐evaluating IMF involvement in low‐income countries: the case of Haiti
Eirin Mobekk, Spyros I. SpyrouDuring the last two decades, the focus of IMF involvement in the developing world, and especially in the low‐income countries, has shifted. For example, IMF involvement became not…
The economic impact of environmental regulation on the blue crab industry
Kamal P. Upadhyaya, Janelle B. Larson, Franklin G. MixonThis paper estimates the impact of environmental regulations of 1994 imposed by the State of Maryland on the blue crab industry. For the analysis a model is developed, which…
How social is European social policy?
Horst FeldmannDuring the course of European integration social policy has become an increasingly important policy area of the European Union. The paper analyses whether the EU’s social‐policy…
Regional disparities in China: an alternative view
Yanrui WuRegional disparities in China have recently attracted the attention of economists both inside and outside China. In particular, researchers and policy makers are concerned with…
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- Professor Terence Garrett