Graham (1996b) tested proxies for the marginal tax rate and derived a number of important results. This paper re-examines two factors raised by Graham's work: the impact of tax regulations on proxy performance, and the presence of bias in proxy construction. Simulation methods create a simple...

The impacts of reducing both agricultural and nonagricultural protection on the agricultural sector are assessed with emphasis placed on Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. By modeling simultaneously all goods sectors of the economy in a multi-country framework, we evaluate the importance of (1) the...

This paper provides an overview of new emission mitigation scenarios that lead to stabilization of atmospheric CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> concentrations, presented in this Special Issue. All of these scenarios use as their baselines the new IPCC scenarios published in the IPCC Special Report on Emission Scenarios...</subscript>

The useful life of Tarbela reservoir, on the River Indus, is threatened by a sediment delta which is approaching the dam'sintake tunnels; these lead to a hydroelectric power station and are used for irrigation releases. This article describes thesimulated system, involving Tarbela Dam, with...

Swedish Manufacturing Industry is said to be technologically and commercially in good shape. While Swedish wage levels were higher than in all industrial countries in the mid-70s, wages - expressed in international currencies - have now dropped to a mid-position, and real rates of return are...

Swedish Manufacturing Industry is said to be technologically and commercially in good shape. While Swedish wage levels were higher than in all industrial countries in the mid-70s, wages - expressed in international currencies - have now dropped to a mid-position, and real rates of return are...