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International Transfers (international + transfer)
Selected AbstractsA Theory of Voluntary Unrequited International TransfersTHE JAPANESE ECONOMIC REVIEW, Issue 3 2002Murray C. Kemp This paper proposes a theory of voluntary unrequited international transfers which explicitly allows for an international externality such that the well being of each country is influenced by the well being of other countries. Formulating a simple two,country and two,commodity model, this paper shows that (a) either neither country extends aid to the other, or one country extends aid and both countries benefit from the aid; and (b) there exist acceptable (Arrow,Debreu) economies such that neither country extends aid to the other, and there exist acceptable economies such that one country extends aid to the other. JEL Classification Numbers: F11, F35. [source] Downward sloping demand for environmental amenities and international compensation: elephant conservation and strategic cullingAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, Issue 1 2002Erwin Bulte Abstract Conventional wisdom holds that monetary compensation for positive transboundary externalities will promote conservation of resource amenities. We demonstrate that, in the case of elephant conservation, international transfers may also result in strategic behavior by host countries, with adverse implications for global welfare and in situ stocks. [source] The economics of soil productivity: local, national and global perspectivesLAND DEGRADATION AND DEVELOPMENT, Issue 6 2004D. J. Knowler Abstract Soil degradation is a mounting problem on many smallholder lands in developing countries. Economic analysis has been an important tool in addressing this problem, beginning with assessments of the financial attractiveness of investing in soil conservation works. Data compiled from 67 studies of the financial attractiveness of conservation technologies suggest that many can provide positive net returns at the farm level (64·2,per,cent). While such studies have made a valuable contribution, economists have been exploring additional applications of economics to the problem, such as the development of new perspectives under the guise of ecological economics. As a result, this paper argues it is an opportune time to assess progress in the field of economic analysis of soil degradation and to consider the policy ramifications of this research. Key issues are grouped into farm-level considerations, national policy linkages and global issues. A number of policy implications emerge. Clearly, devising effective incentives at the farm or community (collective action) level must be a priority. As part of this effort, even more attention should be paid to the influence of macroeconomic and sectoral policies on soil productivity. Since soil degradation is also a problem with global ramifications, there is a clear rationale for intervention at the international level via mechanisms such as international transfers. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] A Theory of Voluntary Unrequited International TransfersTHE JAPANESE ECONOMIC REVIEW, Issue 3 2002Murray C. Kemp This paper proposes a theory of voluntary unrequited international transfers which explicitly allows for an international externality such that the well being of each country is influenced by the well being of other countries. Formulating a simple two,country and two,commodity model, this paper shows that (a) either neither country extends aid to the other, or one country extends aid and both countries benefit from the aid; and (b) there exist acceptable (Arrow,Debreu) economies such that neither country extends aid to the other, and there exist acceptable economies such that one country extends aid to the other. JEL Classification Numbers: F11, F35. [source] | ||||||||||