How learning about harms impacts the optimal rate of artificial intelligence adoption
JS Gans - Economic Policy, 2024 - academic.oup.com
This paper examines recent proposals and research suggesting that artificial intelligence
(AI) adoption should be delayed until its potential harms are fully understood. Conclusions …
(AI) adoption should be delayed until its potential harms are fully understood. Conclusions …
Do consumers really care? An economic analysis of consumer attitudes towards food produced using prohibited production methods
Consumer preferences for food produced using currently prohibited production methods
matter, especially in relation to potential trade deals. We conduct four discrete choice …
matter, especially in relation to potential trade deals. We conduct four discrete choice …
Looking for a guide to protect the environment: the development of the precautionary principle
G Immordino - Journal of Economic Surveys, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
If the precautionary principle is to become the guide of the international community for
environmental protection policies, an economic interpretation of the principle is in order. The …
environmental protection policies, an economic interpretation of the principle is in order. The …
Import tariffs and transport prices
D Boddin, F Stähler - Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This paper discusses how import tariffs interact with transport prices in episodes of trade
liberalization. We develop a model of a transport industry that operates under imperfect …
liberalization. We develop a model of a transport industry that operates under imperfect …
[HTML][HTML] Corruption, regulation, and investment incentives
We study the optimal design of regulation for innovative activities which can have negative
social repercussions. We compare two alternative regimes which may provide firms with …
social repercussions. We compare two alternative regimes which may provide firms with …
Free-riding on rent seeking—an empirical analysis
H Furtom, J Sauer, MS Jensen - Public Choice, 2009 - Springer
Abstract The Common Agricultural Policy is modelled as a club good providing the
European Union (EU) farmer with financial benefits. We build an economic model which …
European Union (EU) farmer with financial benefits. We build an economic model which …
International price competition among food industries: The role of income, population and biased consumer preference
M Okimoto - Economic Modelling, 2015 - Elsevier
The poor's sensitivity to prices means that a hike in food prices, as a burden on consumers,
hinders the adequate supply of inexpensive food and worsens food safety problems caused …
hinders the adequate supply of inexpensive food and worsens food safety problems caused …
Pareto optimal trade in an uncertain world: GMOs and the Precautionary Principle
RG Chambers, TA Melkonyan - American Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Optimal trade policy in an uncertain world is examined. Decision‐maker attitudes toward
uncertainty are represented in terms of the Gilboa‐Schmeidler (1989) maximin expected …
uncertainty are represented in terms of the Gilboa‐Schmeidler (1989) maximin expected …
Corruption and the Regulation of Innovation
We study the optimal design of regulation for innovative activities which can have negative
social repercussions. We compare two alternative regimes which may provide firms with …
social repercussions. We compare two alternative regimes which may provide firms with …
Pre-empting NIS introductions: Targeting policy
Invasives are non-indigenous species (NIS) that out-compete native species for resources
and become pests in a host region. Because they are excellent competitors, invasives …
and become pests in a host region. Because they are excellent competitors, invasives …