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The Excitement and Value of Discovering Tourism Economics: Clem Tisdell's Journey
Tisdell, Clement A. - School of Economics, University of Queensland - 2010
Outlines how Clem Tisdell came to discover tourism economics and charts the basic route that he followed in developing … later focus on tourism economics and the environment. It was during his appointment as Professor of Economics at the … University of Newcastle (1972-1989) that his interest in tourism economics ‘took-off’ and gathered momentum thanks initially to a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530412
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The Evolution and Classification of the Published Books of Clem Tisdell: A Brief Overview
Tisdell, Clement A. - School of Economics, University of Queensland - 2007
(information economics). These develop microeconomic theory and apply it to policy issues. Subjects covered include the operation … of market systems, the economics of decision-making, managerial economics, science and technology policy, bounded … rationality, and evolutionary economics. 2. Textbooks on microeconomics and basic economics. 3. Ecological, natural resource and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008530420
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Environmental Governance, Globalisation and Economic Performance
Tisdell, Clement A. - School of Economics, University of Queensland - 2009
Increasing globalisation of economic activity and accompanying economic growth have been factors in the worldwide loss of natural environments and biodiversity loss, and these losses have accelerated since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, Emissions of many types of pollutants and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008465467
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Notes on Market Failure and the Paretian (Kaldor-Hicks) Relevance and Irrelevance of Unfavourable Externalities
Tisdell, Clement A. - School of Economics, University of Queensland - 2003
The following are notes that have been distributed by me over the last few years to students in Environmental Economics …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005469070
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Policies for Achieving Structural Transformation in the Caribbean
Hausmann, Ricardo; Klinger, Bailey - Inter-American Development Bank - 2009
The purpose of this paper is to apply new methodologies to analyze the history of and future opportunities for structural transformation in the Caribbean. The paper examines the composition of exports from the Caribbean, and shows that the region is specialized in relatively unsophisticated,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009246511
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Beyond Tradeoffs: Market Reform and Equitable Growth in Latin America
Rojas-Suárez, Liliana; Birdsall, Nancy; Naím, Moisés; … - Inter-American Development Bank
Latin American experts demonstrate how market-friendly measures in key policy areas can promote greater equity and efficiency. By identifying win-win strategies, the authors challenge the conventional wisdom that there is always a tradeoff between these two objectives. This volume shows how...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772360
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Export Pioneers in Latin America
Sabel, Charles; Sánchez, Gabriel; Butler, Inés; … - Inter-American Development Bank
Export Pioneers in Latin America analyzes a series of case studies of successful new export activities throughout the region to learn how pioneers jump-start a virtuous process leading to economic transformation. The cases of blueberries in Argentina, avocados in Mexico, and aircraft in Brazil...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010772480
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Beyond Tradeoffs: Market Reform and Equitable Growth in Latin America
Rojas-Suárez, Liliana; Birdsall, Nancy; Naím, Moisés; … - Inter-American Development Bank
Latin American experts demonstrate how market-friendly measures in key policy areas can promote greater equity and efficiency. By identifying win-win strategies, the authors challenge the conventional wisdom that there is always a tradeoff between these two objectives. This volume shows how...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943414
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Export Pioneers in Latin America
Sabel, Charles; Sánchez, Gabriel; Butler, Inés; … - Inter-American Development Bank
Export Pioneers in Latin America analyzes a series of case studies of successful new export activities throughout the region to learn how pioneers jump-start a virtuous process leading to economic transformation. The cases of blueberries in Argentina, avocados in Mexico, and aircraft in Brazil...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943558
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The Roots of Banking Crises: The Macroeconomic Context
Gavin, Michael; Hausmann, Ricardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 1996
This paper discusses the ways in which macroeconomic developments can put stress on banks, and in extreme cases lead to banking crises. These macroeconomic causes of bank vulnerability and crisis have important implications for regulatory regimes, and for macroeconomic policy itself. Much of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010943669