Mathematical Programming Models for Agriculture, Environmental, and Resource Economics provides a comprehensive overview of mathematical programming models and their applications to real world and important problems confronting agricultural, environmental, and resource economists.  Unlike most mathematical programming books, the principal focus of this text is on applications of these techniques and models to the fields of…

These workshop proceedings highlight the work accomplished over the past decade in regulation for geological disposal, and identify important differences between national regulations even if these are not in contradiction with international guidance. They also underline the importance of R & D carried out on behalf of the regulator. In addition to the contributed papers,…

This 2008 edition of OECD’s periodic review of Australia’s economy focuses on key challenges including raising the labour supply, enhancing educational performance, enhancing the functioning of product and labour markets, and improving water management.

This publication demonstrates that natural resources can contribute to growth, employment, exports and fiscal revenues in low-income countries, where natural capital constitutes a quarter of total wealth. It highlights the importance of policies encouraging the sustainable management of these resources. Moreover, it emphasises the need to address the political challenges of natural-resource management for long-term…

The 2011 edition of OECD’s periodic review of the Austrian economy.€ This edition includes chapters covering public sector inefficiencies and reforming the health care system.

This 2008 edition of OECD’s periodic survey of the Japanese economy finds Japan experiencing the longest expansion in its post-war history. Moving forward, this survey examines some of Japan’s key challenges including bringing an end to deflation, achieving progress on fiscal consolidation, reforming the tax system, enhancing the productivity of the services sector, and coping…

Information communication technologies (ICTs) are crucial to reducing poverty, improving access to health and education services and creating new sources of income and employment for the poor. Being able to access and use ICTs has become a major factor in driving competitiveness, economic growth and social development. In the last decade, ICTs, particularly mobile phones,…