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List of Contributors
1.	Introduction Roufagalas, J.	1
Part 1:Methodological Issues
2.	A O Hirschman: A Critical Appreciation Wynarczyk, P.	11
Part 2:Growth and Development
3.	Climatic Differences and Economic Growth across Italian Provinces: Early Empirical Evidence Sica, E.	25
4.	Community College, University and Mobility Ka Yui Leung, C. & Yilmaz, K.	41
5.	Modern and Ancient Cultural Capita. A Worldwide Cross-Sectional Analysis Travaglini, G.	55
6.	The Economical Implications of Brain-Drain in Central and Eastern Europe Danacica, D.-E.	77
7.	Implementation of Innovation Policy in the Czech Republic and its Influences on Growth of Competitiveness Zitek, V.	91
8.	An R&D Race with Uncertain Technical Feasibility and Timing of Innovation Hussain, S.A.	*105*
Part 3:Information and Institution Design
9.	Risk Aversion and Full Rent Extraction in Mechanism Design Bennouri, M.	*125*
10.	Public Pension Sustainability Options: The Relative Merits of Increasing Contribution Rates or Switching to a Fully-Funded Pension Wilson, S.J.	*145*
11.	Efficiency in Deregulated Electricity Markets: Offer Cost Minimization vs. Payment Cost Minimization Auction Baltaduonis, R.	*173*
Part 4:Environmental Advances
12.	An Economic Appraisal of the Operation of Waste Minimization Club in the UK Smith, S., Coskeran, T. & Phillips, P.	*189*
13.	The Role of the Elasticity of Substitution in Dynamic Models with Environmental Policy Barthel, J.	*207*
14.	Multifunctionality of Small Scale Agriculture and Public Politics for Territorial Development Bittencourt Machado, G. & Athayde Couto, V.	*225*
Part 5:Labor Issues
15.	Gender Gap in Earnings and Income Inequality in Turkey Baslevent, C.	*243*
16.	Women Textile Workers in Denizli, Turkey Kocacil, F., Kutlar, A. & Erselcan, F.	*255*
Part 6:International Trade and Finance
17.	Free Trade Agreements as the New Protectionism? Freedman, C.	*275*
18.	Taking the Initiative in the Regional Development: What Implications do China and Japan bring for the Economic Integration in East Asia? Kitagawa, M.	*295*
19.	Expectations Formation in Open Economy Models Bojesteanu, E. & Bobeica, G.	*311*
20.	Strategic Positioning of Malian Agricultural Products on the World Markets Sidibe, H.	*329*
21.	Is an Interlocking Directorate a Specialist in a Line of Business? Pignatel, I.	*345*

First published in 2007 by ATINER

List of Contributors