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Economics dissertation - Technology Petroleum Transfer
The purpose of this dissertation is to deal with the problems and possible solutions of technology transfer in the US petroleum industry. The industry is composed of many key players including oil and gas producers, service companies, suppliers, government, organisations, universities and institutes. It is important for all players as obtaining more advanced technology can bring about higher productivity and cost reduction to the firm. However, the transfer process is not simple because there are many variables involved such as culture, appropriateness of technology and company readiness...
Economics dissertation - Monopoly Telecommunication Profit
In many cases of developing countries telecommunication monopolists who sell out output do not appear to act in the competitive fashion suggested by different researchers. This indicates the firm's owners mitigate their profit with buyers in some manner. This paper shows that monopoly incentives provide a natural mechanism for the owner to mitigate its profit in small developing countries without explicitly contracting with buyers. Owners will optimally shift their managers from the singular goal of profit maximization by penalizing them for sales. Additionally, the paper demonstrates that the degree to which monopolies' incentives and compensation diverge from pure profit maximization is in large part a function of the durability or quality of the services...
Economics dissertation - Migrant Remittance Development
Economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa is on the minds of many of the world's greatest thinkers and since the end of colonialism in Africa, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations, and individual countries have seen large-scale aid as the solution to Africa's underdevelopment. However, in recent years there has been a paradigm shift as more and more development economists have looked to alternatives such as microfinance and the role of migrant remittances. This thesis will explore the macro-economic impact of remittances on the developing economies of Sub-Saharan Africa...
