A dynamic optimization framework is used to analyze integrated watershed management and suggest appropriate policies. Soil conservation, reservoir level sediment release, downstream water allocation and water quality are subject to control. Application of the model to the Aswan Dam watershed...

Diverse notions on the effectiveness of sport sponsorship have been discussed to some degree in literature on consumer psychology and shareholder wealth. However, there is little investigation on a micro-level that provides empirical evidence for financial returns resulting from sponsorship. In...

The choice experiment method was applied to determine parent’s preferences and monetary values of risk reductions on three related health issues in school, lead contamination in school drinking water, diarrhea from food contamination, and accident from outdoor playground. Data were obtained...

Using new data set of Federal Communication Commission, we model where small broadband providers choose to locate. When using all areas data, we find that even in term of small broadband providers, digital divide between rural and urban areas still exist. However, when we restrict data on areas...

Using U.S. county-level population between 2000 and 2006 with two sets of broadband data (Cable and DSL) from the year 2000, we apply several econometric models to test whether the early existence of broadband access significantly affects migration. We find mild support for broadband access...

Replaced with revised version of paper 07/20/06.

Relying on frontier production approach (e.g., Luenberger's shortage function), we investigated the performance of agricultural sector in transition countries and its changes over time, especially focusing on the dynamics of productivity changes. We found that; (i) CEE countries have improved...

Relying on the frontier production approach, we investigated the performance of the agricultural sector in 28 transition countries and its changes over time, especially focusing on the dynamics of productivity changes and the effects of reform policy. Our findings are: (i) Asian and CEE...