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The effects of international trade on employment: heterogeneity among 2-digit ISIC manufacturing industries
Most studies of the relationship between international trade and the labour market have been at an aggregate level. If the effects of trade differ among the component firms and disaggregate-level industries on which such ...
Foreign Direct Investment For Sale
This study examines the choice of a multinational firm between two alternative entry modes, a green field investment and a joint venture, under incomplete information. The joint venture partner is selected by an auction, ...
Electronic security
Electronic security in this day and age covers a wide variety of techniques. One of the most important areas that must be addressed is that of commerce on the Internet. The Internet is an insecure medium to say the least. ...
Electronic medical consultation: A New Zealand perspective
Electronic medical consultation is available worldwide through access to the World Wide Web (WWW). This article outlines a research study on the adoption of electronic medical consultation as a means of health delivery. ...
Teaching a diploma in medical informatics using the World Wide Web
In this paper is discussed the preliminary development of a Diploma in Medical Informatics which will comprise courses offered entirely through the Internet in the form of World Wide Web documents and electronic mail. ...
First experiences in implementing a spatial metadata repository
Integrated software engineering environments (ISEE) for traditional non spatial information systems are well developed, incorporating Database Management Systems (DBMS) and Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools. ...
Alcohol Expenditure, Generosity and Empathy
Existing studies suggest that alcohol dependency (or recovery from alcohol dependency) is associated with lower levels of empathy and generosity. We present results from a charitable donation experiment which shows that ...
Heterogeneity in household preferences for energy-efficient heating systems
This paper reports analysis of the results of two stated-choice surveys to elicit the preferences of New Zealand homeowners for attributes of improvements in space and water heating systems. We implement the survey using ...