作者：Binmore, K
作者单位：University of London; University College London
作者：Kiley, MT
摘要：This paper presents a model in which the adoption of skill-biased or 'unskilled-biased' technologies is endogenous. In this model of endogenous technology choice, an increase in the supply of skilled labour leads to a temporary fall in the skill premium, followed by an expanding gap between the wages of skilled and unskilled workers as technologies adjust towards the more skill-intensive mix appropriate for the greater skill of the workforce. The adjustment in the technology mix results in slo...
作者：Gilbert, C; Powell, A; Vines, D
作者单位：Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; University of London; Queen Mary University London; University of Oxford; Australian National University
摘要：This article examines the rationale for the World Bank and explores whether its objective is best served by its current mix of activities. We are critical of the Bank's reliance on conditionality, and advocate evolution into a Knowledge Bank, which would lend with few conditions to countries with good policies and good institutions, and would concentrate on the provision of knowledge and technical assistance, rather than lending, in countries where the policy framework is poor. We also advocat...
作者：Dixit, A
作者单位：Princeton University
作者：Griffith, R
摘要：Recently the data underlying the Annual Census of Production has been made available to academic economists in the United Kingdom. The data provide information on production activity in the United Kingdom at the plant level. This paper provides some preliminary description of the data and discusses a few of its advantages and some of the problems associated with using it A brief review of current empirical work using the ARD data is given. A particular application, looking at differences betwe...
作者：Jones, ME
作者单位：University of Regina
作者：Maddison, D
作者单位：University of London; University College London
