The main purpose of this paper is to address the question of whether the world can feed itself during the 21st Century. We start with a brief review of the chief
demographic effects of famines - with special reference to ...
This paper uses duration analysis to investigate factors influencing starting and quitting smoking, in particular the role of tobacco taxes. Applying a variety of parametric duration models, including a split population ...
This paper examines the issues involved in setting the appropriate tax on cigarettes in Ireland. It compares Irish tax rates with those in other EU countries and then examines the external costs of cigarette consumption ...