Applied Economics Research Articles

Special issue of the International Review of Applied Economics on Edith Penrose’s legacy to economics, management and political economy

Special issue of the International Review of Applied Economics on Edith Penrose’s legacy to economics, management and political economy

Diagnóstico de práticas da gestão do conhecimento na estruturação de processos organizacionais em instituição privada de ensino superior a distância

Higher education courses have been growing exponentially, especially in the distance-learning modality and competition between private higher education institutions has intensified. This fact forced the Higher Education Institutions (HEI) to review their management methods regarding the structuring of organizational processes in order to adapt to the new educational model, and to increase their competitive advantages. Due to their importance to the institutions, the practices of Knowledge Management (KM) related to the structuring of organizational processes should be part of the strategic planning and the Institutional Development Plan (IDP) of an HEI, given that we live in the era of knowledge organization and those who manage knowledge in an efficient manner may obtain a competitive advantage. Therefore, the general objective of this research is to analyze the KM practices related to the structuring of organizational processes in a private HEI that operates in the distance- learning modality in the north of Parana. The research is characterized as a case study involving the entire population of 17 coordinators, responsible for the management of undergraduate courses in the modality of distance-learning. As data collection technique, a questionnaire developed by the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA) was used to identify the stage of implementation of GC practices. As a main conclusion, it was observed, through the analysis of the data collected, that the researched HEI has a low level of implementation of its KM practices of organizational processes, something that is at odds with the highly competitive environment in which they are inserted.

Abordagem sobre a participação no Governo Lula

O tema da participação em políticas públicas ganhou espaço na agenda institucional nos anos 1980, despertou grande interesse na academia e embora se perceba um declínio da sua ação o Brasil ainda é considerado um “laboratório de experiências” de práticas participativas para o mundo (CORTES e SILVA, 2010).O presente artigo inicia por uma revisão das principais correntes teóricas que abordam o tema da participação em políticas públicas e em seguida apresenta os resultados da experiência desse tipo de política na esfera federal, durante o governo Lula (2003/10) a partir de um balanço publicado pela Secretaria Geral da Presidência da República (SGPR - BRASIL, 2011) e do Comunicado de número 132 do IPEA (2012).Tais documentos são analisados à luz do referencial teórico e apontados avanços e desafios futuros.

Is the Willingness to Pay Affected by Beach-Related Attributes? Hedonic Pricing Approach for Valuing Environmental Amenities

Applied Economics & Business is published by the Department of Agribusiness Management of the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka and is published twice a year, June and December. It publishes original contributions (original research, reviews, mini-reviews, perspectives and spotlights) related to applied economics, mainly related to applications of microeconomics.

Reviewer Acknowledgements

Applied Economics and Finance (AEF) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether AEF publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue. Reviewers for Volume 6, Number 4 Andrey KudryavtsevAyoub Taha SidahmedErdal GumusGetamesay Bekele MesheshaHe NieHedieh ShadmaniIan McFarlaneIbrahim BaghdadiIgor MatyushenkoKaveh DalvandMagdalena ZiołoMahmoud Mohammed SabraMamdouh Abdelmoula M. AbdelsalamMarco MeleMarco MuscettolaNuno CrespoOltiana Muharremi PelariPatrycja Kowalczyk-RolczynskaPayal ChadhaRamona OrasteanRichard NguyenRomeo Victor IonescuSebastian SchichSteven V. CatesSzabolcs BlazsekY. Saidi Nikki GibbsEditorial AssistantOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of Applied Economics and FinanceRedfame Publishing9450 SW Gemini Dr. #99416Beaverton, OR 97008, USAURL: http://aef.redfame.com

The Optimal Public Expenditure in Developing Countries

The Optimal Public Expenditure in Developing Countries

Раздельный сбор бытовых отходов в России: уровень, факторы и потенциал включения населения

Цитирование: Шабанова М.А. (2019) Раздельный сбор бытовых отходов в России: уровень, факторы и потенциал включения населения // Мир России. Т. 28. № 3. С. 88–112. DOI: 10.17323/1811-038X-2019-28-3-88-112
 В статье по результатам двух репрезентативных исследований (2014 г., 2017 г.) представлены данные об уровнях реального и потенциального включения россиян в практику раздельного сбора бытовых отходов (РСБО). С помощью аппарата мультиномиальной логит-регрессии определены факторы, влияющие на попадание индивидов в группы с разной позицией в отношении РСБО. Показано, что, хотя потенциал энтузиастов-первопроходцев практически исчерпан, заявления о неготовности массовых групп россиян к этой практике являются мифом. При этом потенциальные участники предъявляют более сложные запросы на условия своего вхождения в данную практику. На этой основе делается вывод о потенциале и мерах по расширению участия россиян в РСБО.

Трудоустройство молодежи. Особенности трудоустройства молодежи в разных сферах занятости (Youth Employment. Economic Context and Patterns of Youth Employment)

Russian Abstract: Центр экономики непрерывного образования ИПЭИ РАНХиГС (ЦЭНО) проводит мониторинг механизмов трудоустройства выпускников образовательных организаций разных типов. Методология мониторинга предполагает комплексный анализ факторов, оказывающих влияние на трудоустройство молодежи. Основной информационной базой исследования являются социологические данные, собранные по специально разработанным полевым документам. Мониторинг проводился в трех субъектах Российской Федерации: Ивановской, Свердловской и Новосибирской областях. В анкетировании участвовала городская молодежь в возрасте от 18 до 30 лет. Текущий информационный выпуск представляет взгляд молодежи на особенности трудоустройства в разных сферах занятости. Аналитический материал подготовлен коллективом сотрудников ЦЭНО ИПЭИ РАНХиГС. English Abstract: Every year the Center of the Economics for Continuing Education of the Institute of Applied Economic Research of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public administration monitors the youth labor market problems. This article uses fieldwork collected in the three regions of the Russian Federation. The results of the monitoring made it possible to identify the main patterns of youth employment in economic context.

Foreword

The XXXI International Congress of Applied Economics, ASEPELT 2017, took place in Lisbon, from 5 to 8 July, 2017. The organization was the responsibility of ISEG/UL (Lisboa School of Economics & Management - University of Lisbon) that went on working to offer a stimulating scientific and social program for the Congress.The theme of the Congress -Real Economy and Finance- had, as main objective, to stimulate the debate around the problematic of Crisis and Globalization, and its effects on the World/European economies (and, especially, in the Iberian countries). The impacts that these phenomena have brought to the so-called real economy and the process of “financialization” of the economy (and related risks) that has been associated with it, the possible responses to the crisis and the promotion of a new development model, were at the center of the debates.Particular attention to the issues of applied economics and of the methodologies and techniques of analysis of economic and business information was also in our objectives.At the same time it was proposed to the Organizing Committee to integrate the number of September Of ESTUDIOS DE ECONOMIA APLICADA review with a related “monográfico” that would be composed of papers both presented at the conference or coming directly to the review, following a specific call for papers. The Theme should be related with the central purpose of the ASEPELT 2017, even if different and specific.

Applied economics and understanding trends in air transportation policy

This paper examines some of the important trends in economics that influenced the liberalization of aviation markets from the late 1970s, the role that economics has played in the subsequent assessment of the implications of these reforms and more recent policy “tweaking”, and at the possible importance of more recent trends in economic thinking in influencing future policy developments. It primarily highlights the roles played by economic analysis in understanding how markets for airline, airport, and air traffic control work, how many of these features have been quantified, and situations where serious market failures can occur.

International Review of Applied Economics Festschrift for Malcolm Sawyer Capitalism: an unsustainable future? Call for Papers, March 2019

International Review of Applied Economics Festschrift for Malcolm Sawyer Capitalism: an unsustainable future? Call for Papers, March 2019

Análise das práticas de gestão do conhecimento de base tecnológica e funcional em uma clínica de imagem

With advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the 1990s, the so-called 'information and knowledge age' begins, in which information and knowledge become vital resources for organizations. In the area of health, intense transformations are occurring, transposing the domains that are intrinsic to it, thus changing the paradigms of decision making by managers. Due to its complexity and the involvement of the multiple areas of knowledge and actors that involve the area of health, Knowledge Management (KM) acquires strategic character, bringing important contributions. Therefore, the objective of this research was to diagnose the level of implantation and outreach of the Technological and Functional Base GC practices in a health care company that performs diagnostic imaging tests in the city of Maringa (PR). The descriptive, quantitative and qualitative research was carried out through a case study and documentary analysis of company records. For data collection, a questionnaire was developed by the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA). As a result, it was observed that the effective level of implementation and the breadth of reach of KM practices on a Technological and Functional basis were high and that only the Enterprise Resource Planning practice is being used below its potential. Given this context, some measures and actions have been suggested in order to further consolidate the technological and functional KM practices.

Reviewer Acknowledgements

Applied Economics and Finance (AEF) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether AEF publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue.Reviewers for Volume 6, Number 2 Mahmoud Mohammed Sabra, Al Azhar University-Gaza, PalestineGeorge Theocharides, Cyprus International Institute of Management, CyprusRamona Orastean, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, RomaniaIgor Matyushenko, School of Foreign Economic Relations and Touristic Business, UkraineSteven V. Cates, Purdue University-Global, USAMagdalena Zioło, University of Szczecin, PolandVictoria Cociug, Academy of Sciences of Moldova, MoldovaJolita Vveinhardt, Lithuanian Sports University, LithuaniaIan McFarlane, University of Reading, UKPatrycja Kowalczyk-Rolczynska, Wroclaw University of Economics, PolandGetamesay Bekele Meshesha, Debre Berhan University, EthiopiaNicolas Afflatet, University of the Federal Armed Forces, GermanyMarco Muscettola, Independent Researcher-Credit Risk Manager, ItalyY. Saidi, M’sila University, AlgeriaSorin Gabriel Anton, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi, RomaniaRichard Nguyen, Alliant International University, USASzabolcs Blazsek, Universidad Francisco Marroquín, GuatemalaAaron Morey, University of Melbourne, AustraliaFarhat Iqbal, University of Balochistan, Quetta – Pakistan. , PakistanHichem Maraghni, University of Taibah, TunisiaLuca Giordano, CONSOB, ItalyRomeo Victor Ionescu, Dunarea de Jos University, RomaniaSebastian Schich, Organisation for Economic Coopertaion and Development (OECD), FranceNuno Crespo, ISCTE-IUL, PortugalAndrey Kudryavtsev, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley Academic College, IsraelZi-Yi Guo, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., USAAsad K. Ghalib, Liverpool Hope University, UKPayal Chadha, University of Wales Prifysgol Cymru, KuwaitMagdalena Radulescu, University of Pitesti, RomaniaOlena Sokolovska, Research Institute of Fiscal Policy, State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, UkraineHe Nie, Jinan University, ChinaIbrahim Baghdadi, Lebanese University, LebanonMamdouh Abdelmoula M. Abdelsalam, Minufiya University, EgyptDimitrios Koumparoulis, University of the People, USARajeev Rana, APB Govt. P.G. College, InidaZuzana Janko, San Francisco State University, USAKaveh Dalvand, University of Delaware, United States Nikki GibbsEditorial AssistantOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of Applied Economics and FinanceRedfame Publishing9450 SW Gemini Dr. #99416Beaverton, OR 97008, USAURL: http://aef.redfame.com

Reviewer Acknowledgements

Applied Economics and Finance (AEF) would like to acknowledge the following reviewers for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Many authors, regardless of whether AEF publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers. Their comments and suggestions were of great help to the authors in improving the quality of their papers. Each of the reviewers listed below returned at least one review for this issue. Reviewers for Volume 6, Number 3 Andrey Kudryavtsev, IsraelAyoub Taha Sidahmed, SudanErdal Gumus, TurkeyFarhat Iqbal, PakistanGeorge Theocharides, CyprusGetamesay Bekele Meshesha, EthiopiaIan McFarlane, UKIbrahim Baghdadi, LebanonIulia Lupu, RomaniaKaveh Dalvand, United StatesKembo Bwana, TanzaniaMagdalena Radulescu, RomaniaMagdalena Zioło, PolandMahmoud Mohammed Sabra, PalestineMamdouh Abdelmoula M. Abdelsalam,EgyptMarco Muscettola, ItalyMarta Borda, PolandMohammed Al-Mahish, Saudi ArabiaNicolas Afflatet, GermanyNuno Crespo, PortugalOltiana Muharremi Pelari, AlbaniaPatrycja Kowalczyk-Rolczynska, PolandPayal Chadha, KuwaitRajeev Rana, IndiaRamona Orastean, RomaniaRichard Nguyen, USARomeo Victor Ionescu, RomaniaSebastian Schich, FranceSteven V. Cates, USASzabolcs Blazsek, GuatemalaVictoria Cociug, MoldovaY. Saidi, AlgeriaZi-Yi Guo, USA Nikki GibbsEditorial AssistantOn behalf of,The Editorial Board of Applied Economics and FinanceRedfame Publishing9450 SW Gemini Dr. #99416Beaverton, OR 97008, USAURL: http://aef.redfame.com

Introduction

Australian Economic ReviewVolume 52, Issue 1 p. 76-77 Policy Forum: Macroeconomic Policies in the New Normal Introduction Efrem Castelnuovo, Efrem CastelnuovoDepartment of Economics and Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia; email < efrem.castelnuovo@unimelb.edu.au>.Search for more papers by this author Efrem Castelnuovo, Efrem CastelnuovoDepartment of Economics and Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia; email < efrem.castelnuovo@unimelb.edu.au>.Search for more papers by this author First published: 28 February 2019 https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8462.12314 Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume52, Issue1March 2019Pages 76-77 RelatedInformation

THE APPLICATION OF MONETARY INCENTIVE POLICY IN CURRENT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

The aim of the article is studying the process of implementation of promotional monetary policy by investigation of the functionality of the transmission mechanism channels. The paper singles out the peculiarities of the implementation of monetary policy in well-developed and developing countries. The subject of the study is: the structure of the monetary transmission mechanism; the functionalities of both traditional and non-traditional channels and their influence on promotional monetary policy are defined. An analysis of the existing structure of the transmission mechanism made it possible to determine the strength and speed of feedback between participants and the degree of influence on the real sector and to formulate appropriate proposals for its adjustment or activation. In addition, it is indicated that, under the present conditions, it is non-traditional channels that acquire special significance; also, the main factors that have shifted the priority vector in their direction are defined. Alongside this, the study presents modern modifications of promotional monetary policy and their significance for the modern economic world. Methodology. The classic methods of scientific research are used in the article, among which are the following: observation, abstraction, comparison, systematic approach, analysis, and synthesis. Results. The conducted study clearly demonstrates that, in the process of changing financial relations, the significance of the transmission mechanism channels in the process of implementing promotional monetary policy changed, too. At the same time, it is expedient to single out the reasons that lead to a change in the role of some channels of monetary transmission in relation to others. Current research and developments are not limited to the above structure of the transmission mechanism channels. Moreover, their list is constantly replenished, which is indicative of the existence of transformational processes affecting the financial sector. The approaches to the structure of the transmission mechanism and the functionality of its channels, determined in this article, make it possible to assess the effectiveness of implementing monetary policy. Practical implications. Clarified complex causes of destructive nature, which initially level out practically any actions with regard to the system approach, namely, the absence of the integrated combination of interests of all social and economic spheres: state-business-society. Also, the results of the study provide an opportunity to identify further trends in the changing transmission mechanism channels in the implementation process of monetary policy and use this knowledge by planning and forecasting for the functionality of transmission channels. Value/originality. This research was carried out within the framework of the scientific work of the Department of Theoretical and Applied Economics of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” (No. 0112U007817) on the topic: “Globalization of industrial capacity formation trends in the terms of post-industrial transformation”.

International Conference on Applied Business and Economics, ICABE 2019 (Table of Contents)

Selected articles presented in the conference have been included in this selective volume ICABE 2018. Articles are in economics, finance and management discipline related to latest development in ASEAN EC.

The KOF Globalisation Index \u2013 revisited

We introduce the revised version of the KOF Globalisation Index, a composite index measuring globalization for every country in the world along the economic, social and political dimension. The original index was introduced by Dreher (Applied Economics, 38(10):1091–1110, 2006) and updated in Dreher et al. (2008). This second revision of the index distinguishes between de facto and de jure measures along the different dimensions of globalization. We also disentangle trade and financial globalization within the economic dimension of globalization and use time-varying weighting of the variables. The new index is based on 43 instead of 23 variables in the previous version. Following Dreher (Applied Economics, 38(10):1091–1110, 2006), we use the new index to examine the effect of globalization on economic growth. The results suggest that de facto and de jure globalization influence economic growth differently. Future research should use the new KOF Globalisation Index to re-examine other important consequences of globalization and why globalization was proceeding rapidly in some countries, such as South Korea, but less so in others. The KOF Globalisation Index can be downloaded from http://www.kof.ethz.ch/globalisation/.

Agricultural Economics as a Poster Child of Applied Economics: Big Data &amp; Big Issues1

AbstractAgricultural economists have embodied the notions of applied economics for a long time. They have used economic principles to address real‐world problems, integrating economics and scientific knowledge. Applied economics tends to be multidisciplinary and develop applied concepts, theories, and tools. Some, like human capital, diffusion of innovation, contingent valuation, and numerous numerical and econometric techniques have spread throughout economics. Agricultural economic research has been data intensive, and improved information technologies strengthen this tendency. Yet data without theory is of limited use and coevolution of theory and data are essential. Empirical analysis should incorporate quantitative information as well as narratives. We are challenged to understand the coevolution of business, supply chains, and technology, and how they are affected by policies and affect markets. Research should integrate agriculture, energy, and the environment and develop tools to analyze and regulate the emerging bio‐economy integrating biotech and infotech.

Організація пізнавально-самостійної роботи учнів ліцею засобом навчального посібника «Прикладна економіка»

The article deals with the issues of organization of cognitive and independent work of students of the high school students through the content of the textbook “Applied Economics”, where pedagogical value, functional significance, implementation of cross-cutting content lines and conformity to the social needs of modern society in connection with economic knowledge are formulated. By the decisive forms of organization of independent work in the course of mastering the content of the course by choice include collective, group, pair, individual work. The article raises questions about the use of the multidimensional pedagogical system in the educational process in economics, which is based on a competence-based approach to learning. The teacher, using the textbook for the optional course “Applied Economics” differentiates the forms and methods of teaching through cognitive-pedagogical activity. Independent activity forms high school students’ economic competence, which contains both business and financial competencies that are included in the list of key competencies of the New Ukrainian School. The proposed textbook will help high school students to master the basic knowledge of economics and expand their economic consciousness, which will lead to economic competence. The content of the textbook is structured in such way as to develop not only theoretical, but also practical knowledge through certain economic exercises and cognitive and independent activity in high school students. Priority methods that stimulate independent cognitive activity of high school students are selected for problem research and exploratory research. The types and forms of independent work of high school students are described, examples of such work are given in the course textbook content of the course “Applied Economics”. It is important to choose and teach teaching methods, to justify the methods and forms of organization of the educational process, as a result of which a system of knowledge, skills, and also a modern worldview is formed. The most effective are those forms of educational activity, those educational technologies that maintain and develop cognitive interest and independence, provide the effectiveness of the educational process, the individual trajectory of the student. One of the tasks of the teacher is the formation of methods of practical activity of students, but this does not mean weakening the position of traditional teaching methods, aimed primarily at the formation of a system of knowledge.