This book deals with modelling of neoclassical labour supply models for one-adult and two-adult households. A standard labour supply model is presented and estimated on Dutch data from 1985. A modification of the standard model is formulated taking explicit account of nonconvexities in the...

This publication contains ten essays written by prominent natural resource economists and mathematicians on the economics of harvesting from migratory fish stocks. Five of the essays deal with the analytical aspects of the subject. These essays are concerned with questions of optimal harvesting...

The international debt crisis is still a danger to the world economy. In this book, theory and practice are combined in one comprehensive approach to the debt problem. The theoretical issues are discussed in their conceptual, logical interrelationship and are related to the major macroeconomic...

In this book voter behavior is analyzed from an economist's point of view. The influence of an economy on voter behavior is investigated and this behavior is analyzed in the perspective commonly used by economists. Econom(etr)ic tools are applied in the analyses. The book contains empirical...

This book deals with on-the-job training (OJT) of employees. Given fast-changing technology and an aging labor force, many industrialized countries must consider whether a sufficient amount of investment is being undertaken. The papers in this volume offer new evidence on the amount of OJT that...