http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4920 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:32:37 GMT 2013-06-20T01:32:37Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/bitstream/id/48557/ http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4920 http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/5049 On Intellectual Property Rights: Patents vs. Free and Open Development Isaac, Alan G.; Park, Walter G. 55 pages. A revision of this working paper was published in 2004 as chapter 18, pp.693--747, of The Elgar Companion to the Economics of Property Rights, edited by Enrico Colombatto. Please cite the published paper. Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/5049 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/5048 Varieties of Fiscal Stimulus: A Conflicting Claims Analysis Isaac, Alan G. This paper explores the effects of fiscal policy in a conflicting claims economy where monetary policy follows a Taylor rule. Fiscal stimulus is decomposed into distinct vari- eties, depending on whether the initial effect is primarily on consumption or investment. Policy type proves important for the understanding of growth, unemployment, and the distribution of income. 15 pages. This is the working paper version of "Varieties of Fiscal Stimulus," in Per Berglund and Matias Vernengo (eds) The Means to Prosperity: Fiscal Policy Reconsidered (Routledge: November 2005) ISBN: 0415701562 Please cite the published paper. Sun, 01 Feb 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/5048 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4957 A Quiet Revolution in the Making? The Replacement of Expatriate Labor through the Feminization of the Labor Force in GCC Countries Willoughby, John This provides an empirical overview of the utilization of expatriate labor and changes in the presence of women in each country’s workforce. These assessments also include a discussion of the educational status of Gulf women and changes in their childbearing experience. This analysis reveals that women of all GCC countries have made striking educational gains. On the other hand, the last thirty years have also been a period of national differentiation. While fertility rates have dropped in all countries and the percentage of national women in the labor force has risen, these trends are less pronounced in Saudi Arabia. Whether or not the feminization of the labor force intensifies throughout the region will depend on shifts in Saudi policy. Working Paper No. 2004-18. 36 pages. Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4957 2004-11-01T00:00:00Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4956 U.S. Antidumping Enforcement and Macroeconomic Indicators: What Do Petitioners Expect, and Are They Correct? Feinberg, Robert M. We contribute to the literature on the political economy of U.S. antidumping enforcement through two related empirical studies. First, we analyze the pattern – and macroeconomic determinants -- of country-specific antidumping petitions filed by U.S. firms against 15 countries between 1981 and 1998 (examining quarterly data). Importantly, we suggest that “learning” by petitioners about the administration – in practice -- of the U.S. trade laws has led to changes in the roles of these macroeconomic determinants over time. We then investigate the effect these same indicators have had on the success experienced by petitioners during that same time period, explaining outcomes in 473 U.S. antidumping cases by macroeconomic, country, and industry effects. Working Paper No. 2004-17. 22 pages. Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4956 2004-11-01T00:00:00Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4955 Do Multimarket Banks Set Uniform Loan Rates Across Markets? Feinberg, Robert M. Recent work has suggested that multimarket banks tend to offer the same deposit interest rates in all local markets served, with implications for a broader geographic market definition. This note examines comparable evidence on the consumer loan side, finding that while some banks may offer the same or similar loan rates across geographic markets – especially within the same state -- this does not seem to apply more generally. Working Paper No. 2004-16. 15 pages. Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4955 2004-11-01T00:00:00Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4954 Econometric Problems in Analyzing the Mule in Southern Agriculture Sawers, Larry Working paper No. 2004-14. Nine pages. Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4954 2004-11-01T00:00:00Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4953 Nontraditional or New Traditional Exports: Ecuador’s Flower Boom Sawers, Larry This article seeks to explore the sources of the boom in flower exports from Ecuador in the last fifteen years. Rising from almost nothing in the late 1980s, fresh cut flowers now account for 8 percent of the country’s nonpetroleum export earnings. The research attempts to establish whether trade liberalization and macroeconomic reforms played a decisive role in stimulating the export boom or whether changes in the global flower market created Ecuador’s comparative advantage in flower exports independent of the policy regime. The article concludes that both sets of forces played an important role. Working Paper No. 2004-13. 32 pages. Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4953 2004-11-01T00:00:00Z http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4952 Does Gender have any Effect on Aggregate Saving? An empirical analysis Floro, Maria S.; Seguino, Stephanie This study investigates the effects of gender on aggregate saving. We test the hypothesis that shifts in women’s relative income, which can affect their bargaining power within the household, have a discernible impact on household saving and, by extension, gross domestic saving, due to differing saving propensities by gender. The empirical analysis is based on panel data for a set of semi-industrialised economies, covering the period 1975–95. The results indicate that, as some measures of women’s relative income and bargaining power increase, gross domestic saving rates rise. The implied gender disparity in saving propensities may be linked to differences in saving motives based on gender roles, and well as divergent experiences of economic vulnerability. These findings suggest the importance of understanding gender differences in planning for savings mobilisation and in the formulation of financial and investment policies. Working Paper No. 2004-12. 21 pages. Mon, 01 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT http://aladinrc.wrlc.org:80/handle/1961/4952 2004-11-01T00:00:00Z