Recently added articles from Atlantic Economic Journal:
New release: an empirical analysis of VHS/DVD rental success.(Digital Video Disc)(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Jozefowicz, James J. ... Introduction Prior to the introduction of the video cassette recorder (VCR) in 1980, movie consumers wishing to view a film had no choice but to attend the theater. Movie showings existed in limited quantities within bounded time periods. Consumer decisions had to be made ...
The determinants of the secondary market price of less developed countries' debt.(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Kazemi, Hossein S. ... Introduction The world debt crisis was brought about by excessive borrowing and large deficits on the part of developing countries, over-lending by banks and a deteriorating world economy. In August 1982, Mexico, unable to service its debt, declared a debt moratorium, soon ...
Managing risk in Africa through institutional reform.(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; LeBel, Phillip ... Introduction By almost any measure, African countries, thus far, have enjoyed limited benefits from the expansion of globalization in the last few decades. (1) With relatively open economies, many have undertaken major structural reforms that have shifted emphasis from public to ...
Public procurement and foreign direct investment across France, Germany, Italy and the UK.(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Mardas, Dimitri ... Introduction During the last two decades foreign direct investment (FDI) has become an important factor of economic development in host economies by bolstering the quality of local workforce and entrepreneurship, by contributing to the diffusion of technology, by creating ...
Foreign direct investment liberalization between Canada and the USA: a CGE investigation.(computable general equilibrium)(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Merette, Marcel ... Introduction On January 1, 1989, Canada and the United States of America (USA) signed a free trade agreement (FTA), the Canadian-United States Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA). Virtually all tariffs on Canada-USA trade in goods originating in the two countries were eliminated ....
Illegal disposal of commercial solid waste: a dynamic analysis.(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Ferrara, Ida ... Introduction The existing literature on the demand for solid waste collection services consists mostly of empirical work and focuses on household (or residential) demand, in spite of the magnitude of non-residential waste production) The only acknowledged theoretical and ...
Revenue effects of tax facilities for pension savings.(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Caminada, Koen ... Introduction In many countries, pensions are the subject of great interest. Various studies have reviewed the ability of the pension systems to survive in light of the increasing aging of the population (Wise 2005; Van Ewijk et al. 2006; Gruber and Wise 1999). (1) In this ...
Migration and its determinants: a study of two communities in Colombia.(Report)
Jun 01, 2008; Valencia, Jesus M. ... This study attempts to explain the high incidence of migration from a region in southwestern Colombia to other countries, particularly the USA. The findings can shed light on the migratory patterns of people from Colombia as a whole. This study also tests whether the theory of relative ...