...Uffe Nielsen Taking departure in the premise that donor and recipient priorities differ with regard to the marginal costs and benefits associated with attacking global environmental externalities, and hence the relative importance attached to the global environment, this paper seeks to scrutinize...

..., the regression results estimated by the weighted least squares indicate that welfare caseload reductions are mainly attributable to lower unemployment rates, lower benefits, more education, and more sanctions. The administrative expense per welfare recipient ratio is insignificant, probably because some human...

...Linda Low This article discusses how Singapore does,which has gone beyond old age and certain traditional aspects, in terms of providing social security for its people. While there are no unemployment insurance benefits because of the economic philosophy of the paternalistic government which...

... to a region of the world provide a reliable early warning indicator of a conflict (Pearson and Brzoska, 1994). Nor should economists advocate massive data collection exercises without regard to their benefits and costs. For example, the UN Register of Conventional Arms economizes on transaction costs...