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Agriculture, Growth and Redistribution of Income

• 1st Edition
• Volume 190
• October 22, 2013
• N.S.S. Narayana + 2 more
• J. Tinbergen
• English
• eBook 978-1-4832-9106-2

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This book presents an empirically estimated applied general equilibrium model for India and the analysis of a wide range of policy issues carried out using the model. The various chapters in the book deal with public distribution policies, foreign trade and aid policies, rural works programmes, terms of trade policies, fertilizer subsidy policies and irrigation development policies. These policies are analysed in terms of their immediate and medium term effects on production, consumption and prices of different commodities, on the growth of the economy as well as on the distribution of income among different groups in rural and urban areas and the incidence of poverty in the economy. Each chapter dealing with policy analysis describes the analytical issues involved, the historical context and experience of the policy concerned, results of the model scenarios and the policy insights that emerge.

Dimensions of Automobile Demand

• 1st Edition
• October 22, 2013
• David A. Hensher
• L. Anselin
• English
• eBook 978-1-4832-9119-2

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This unique book is the first attempt to fully integrate automobile ownership (by fleet size and vehicle type) and vehicle use in an intertemporal setting which recognises the durable nature of automobiles using extensive longitudinal panel data on each household (over 5 years). The book presents: the theoretical and econometric development of a joint discrete-continuous choice longitudinal model system of household and automobile ownership and use, bringing together 9 years of research;the application of the model system for the period 1981-1985 in Australia;the forecasting of the model system up to 2020; particular emphasis on the development and application of a longitudinal data base which is unique to the topic - to capture the dynamic (intertemporal) impacts of technological change, life-style change, fuel prices etc.The book not only extends the reader's knowledge of the dimensions of automobile demand but it also adds important new ideas on handling dynamics of choice, as well as new empirical evidence on elasticities of demand for vehicles and vehicle kilometres. Energy and transport planning specialists will find the book essential reading.

Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics

• 1st Edition
• Volume 4
• July 21, 2004
• V. Henderson + 1 more
• English
• Hardback 978-0-444-50967-3

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• eBook 978-0-08-049512-5

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The new Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics: Cities and Geography reviews, synthesizes and extends the key developments in urban and regional economics and their strong connection to other recent developments in modern economics. Of particular interest is the development of the new economic geography and its incorporation along with innovations in industrial organization, endogenous growth, network theory and applied econometrics into urban and regional economics. The chapters cover theoretical developments concerning the forces of agglomeration, the nature of neighborhoods and human capital externalities, the foundations of systems of cities, the development of local political institutions, regional agglomerations and regional growth. Such massive progress in understanding the theory behind urban and regional phenomenon is consistent with on-going progress in the field since the late 1960’s. What is unprecedented are the developments on the empirical side: the development of a wide body of knowledge concerning the nature of urban externalities, city size distributions, urban sprawl, urban and regional trade, and regional convergence, as well as a body of knowledge on specific regions of the world—Europe, Asia and North America, both current and historical. The Handbook is a key reference piece for anyone wishing to understand the developments in the field.

Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics

• 1st Edition
• Volume 3
• October 1, 1999
• P.C. Cheshire + 1 more
• English
• Hardback 978-0-444-82138-6

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This volume is a follow-up to the earlier Urban Economics, Volume 2 of Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, edited by Edwin Mills. The earlier volume, published in 1987, focussed on urban economic theory. This new handbook, in contrast, focuses on applied urban research. The difference is of course in emphasis. The earlier volume was by no means entirely concerned with theoretical research and this one is by no means entirely concerned with applied research.There have certainly been important theoretical developments during the last decade, and they are surveyed at appropriate places in this volume. However, there has been an outpouring of high quality applied research in urban economics, as in other specialties. The reasons for the rapid growth of applied research are not difficult to identify; improved theoretical frameworks within which to do applied research; improved econometric techniques and software; more and better data; and, probably most important, ever cheaper computing power, which is being ever more widely distributed within the research community, providing increasingly easy access to and analysis of, data.Selection and classification of topics to include in this handbook has inevitably depended on the editors' perceptions of subjects on which important research has been undertaken. It has also depended on the availability of authors who were able and willing to write critical surveys of large amounts of international research. An attempt was made to include authors and have them survey research from a variety of countries. However, there is still a US bias in applied urban research, partly related to the availability of data and computers but also to the sheer size of the US research community.For more information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our home page on http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/hes

Welding: Techniques and Rural Practice

• 1st Edition
• September 18, 1996
• Jim Heather + 1 more
• English
• eBook 978-0-08-094337-4

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This book is designed to provide people working in rural environmnets with a broad range of welding skills. Coverage of the different welding and cutting processes is done in an easy-to-follow manner with consideration given to safety, equipment andapplication. To help users improve their skills with each of the welding processes practical problem solving id=s also included. Repair and reclamation techniques are discussed and there are sections on basic marking out and development. These willprovide farm welders with the confidence to tackle projects detailed in the final section. This book will provide an excellent simple language guide to welding and serve as a handy reference when practical difficulties are encountered.

Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics

• 1st Edition
• Volume 2
• December 1, 1987
• E.S. Mills
• English
• Hardback 978-0-444-87970-7

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This second volume of the Handbook presents professional surveys of all the important topics in urban economics. The first section contains 6 surveys on locational analysis, the second, 5 surveys of specific urban markets, and the third part presents 5 surveys of government policy issues.The book brings together exhaustive research by distinguished scholars from many countries. It is the only complete survey volume of urban economics and should serve as a reference volume to scholars and graduate students for many years.For more information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our home page on http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/hes

Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics

• 1st Edition
• Volume 1
• February 1, 1987
• P. Nijkamp
• English
• Hardback 978-0-444-87969-1

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This first volume of the Handbook serves as a definitive reference source and teaching supplement for the field of regional economics, and for related fields such as geography, transportation economics, regional science and physical planning. It provides an advanced state-of-the-art survey for professional teachers, researchers and advanced (post-) graduate students in these disciplines. In addition to a representative survey of past developments, it also points to new directions and trends within the field.For more information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our home page on http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/hes