Energy Market Imperfections: Sizing the Fixed Price Penalty from DSM Expansion Nov 3, 2009
Simply put, if all customers and suppliers had full information and zero transaction costs for implementing all energy utility generating products -- including EE -- the market would move to equate the value derived for each product utilized (allocative efficiency). So why is this not happening. (Energy Pulse, CO)
No place for wisdom where politics, economics intersect Jul 10, 2009
In our era, politics dominates economics, and the term allocative efficiency has become inappropriate. Unfortunately, this scenario is not sustainable in the long term, and history already has one tragic example, the Soviet Union, of which I was a witness. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
MFs run by corporates must be reined in Apr 2, 2009
For over a decade, in tune with the growth in the equities markets, and the need to ensure more allocative efficiency of capital, policymakers had sought to push mutual funds as a safer vehicle of investment for retail or small investors. Fiscal incentives in the form of tax breaks has also helped the industry scale up in size. (India Times)
Is the Internet full? Apr 1, 2009
These unused addresses could attract a market price, bringing not only what economists call "allocative efficiency" -- moving resources to where they are most needed -- but also another benefit. "By putting a positive price on IPv4 space, a market mechanism would remind current v4 users that their v4 space is valuable, and that they might want to try to vacate it, to the extent they can, perhaps by moving to IPv6," he said. (CNN -- International)
* Fault lies with economists, not the economy Mar 13, 2009
Taipei Times - archives. Enter your search terms. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Jaideep Mishra: Benefit of FDI Feb 26, 2009
It could be postulated of course that FDI may well improve allocative efficiency in the host economy by entering industry sectors with high entry barriers, and reducing extant monopolistic distortions. Theres also the real possibility of FDI inducing higher technical efficiency levels across the board, as increased competitive pressures or plain demonstration effects egg on domestic corporates to be generally more efficient and innovative. (India Times)
