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Explaining High Economic Growth in Small Tourism Countries with a Dynamic General Equilibrium Model. [PDF]
This paper shows that tourism specialisation can help to explain the observed high growth rates of small countries. For this purpose, two models of growth and trade are constructed to represent the trade relations between two countries.
Carmen Álvarez-Albelo +1 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Overexploitation of wildlife is pervasive in many tropical regions, and in addition to being a significant conservation and sustainability concern, it has received global attention given discussions over the origins of zoonotic disease outbreaks.
Franklin T. Simo +8 more
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Inappropriate Technology [PDF]
In this paper, we investigate incentives other than altruism that developed countries have in improving technologies specific to developing countries.
Ana Fernandes, Krishna B. Kumar
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract High aggregate levels of wildlife consumption in cities in Central Africa highlight the need for solutions that balance wildlife protection, local livelihoods and the relational values between people and nature. This study explores the impacts of demand‐ and supply‐side interventions on wild meat consumption through two randomized control ...
Abdoulaye Cisse +2 more
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Par-dessus le marché or What Price an Art of Excess?
Études Lawrenciennes, 2019 Michael Bell
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The drivers of consumer demand for bushmeat are relatively well studied in tropical forest systems, but much less so in savanna areas. This is important because differing ecological and socio‐economic conditions lead to different factors affecting the relationship between local communities and their natural resources.
Hannah N. K. Sackey +3 more
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RAN, 2015 El presente trabajo tiene por objeto, identificar y comprender las actitudes manifiestas por un grupo de consumidores de segmentos diferenciados, en relación al proceso de decisión de compra de marcas de lujo en dos regiones del país.
Mauricio Edgardo Muñoz Osores +2 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Ecological restoration projects with diverse interest groups face the continual challenge of engaging values, goals and cultures that may vary greatly among partners. As part of an eco‐cultural, riparian restoration project led by the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, our research examines the instrumental, relational and intrinsic ...
Sarah Woodbury +3 more
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The impact of price display on perceptions of luxury: a masstige perspective
, 2014 Based on two experimental studies in which college students participated, this paper investigates the impact of price display in the luxury sector on low-end brands perceived luxury and attitude.
Delécolle, Thierry +2 more
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Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Personal autonomous vehicles can sense their surrounding environment, plan their route, and drive with little or no involvement of human drivers. Despite the latest technological advancements and the hopeful announcements made by leading entrepreneurs, to date no personal vehicle is approved for road circulation in a “fully” or “semi ...
Xingshuai Dong +13 more
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