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This paper is focused on the theory of optimal taxation applied to environmental regulation. The first part summarizes the current state of knowledge in this field, especially it concentrates on the so called double dividend hypothesis. The second part of the paper defines the concept of triple...
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This paper summarizes recent experience with microsimulation models applied to analyze economic and environmental impacts of transportation scenarios. First, relevant international studies from the European and North American countries are reviewed. Then, the paper introduces a microeconomic...
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We present a new macro tool for monitoring and forecasting labour market developments across the six largest euro area countries. The model is primarly empirical but relies on theoretical underpinning in the derivation of the trends. This paper presents a new macro tool for monitoring and...
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There is an increasing emphasis on evaluation of impacts of EU Cohesion Policy, using new tools, such as methods of Counterfactual Impact Evaluation. These methods have not been so-far extensively used in the evaluation of the Structural Funds interventions. Thus, it is quite new for a number of...
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This paper reviews important approaches to discounting in economic modelling. It summarizes historical approaches and discusses why exponential discounting has been adopted as a widely accepted benchmark. The article then presents hyperbolic discounting as an alternative, while stresses...
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This article focuses on applied general equilibrium models and explores main features of these models. Examples of successful applications of these models are demonstrated and appropriateness of the applied computable general equilibrium models in policy evaluation is assessed. Conditions of...
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Subspace state space algorithm of autors P. van Overschee and B. de Moor is considered and it's shown to be useful tool in parameter estimation of models in state space or classical forms. The results of N4SID algorithm is used as initial guess in iterative methods (such as prediction error...
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The aim scope of this paper is the empirical investigation between the yield curve and the future changes in inflation rate. The investigation is based on data of the Czech economy in the years 1993-1998. The strong evidence between these two economic variables was found with use of some...
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The paper presents a tool for the simulation of environmental policy impact. The main concern deals with different market structures and policy results. The subject is analyzed with use of an investment schedule of a representative firm, which faces the choice of two possible production...
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A small labour market model for the six largest euro area countries (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium) is estimated in a state -space framework. The model entails, in the long run, four driving forces: a trend labour force component, a trend labour productivity component,...
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