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Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon State University, 2010. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 39-42). Also available on the World Wide Web.

Thesis (Master of Economics)--Mahāwitthayālai Thammasāt, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-98).

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / From the viewpoint of economic development, the state of Rio Grande do Sul presents a particularly special kind of peculiarity, when taking into account the state divided into two regions: North and South. The Southern half, which used to have the state s economical power, began a process of economical stagnation in the midst of the XX century, which persists until today. The Northern half, which used have the least economical power, is now considered the state s most economically developed region. This process has had continuity due to the economical concentration that can be observed in a certain region of the Northern half, referred to by Alonso et al. (1994) as the Northeastern region. Thus, this work considers the state of Rio Grande do Sul divided into three regions: Northeastern, Northern and Southern regions. Many factors have contributed to this economical condition, but it is prominently due to the processes of occupation, urbanization and industrialization. The importance of the agricultural sector in the state of Rio Grande do Sul is known; it is also known that these regional disparities, as they become increasingly accentuated, have a direct effect on the activities performed by this sector. The North-eastern Region, which s size corresponds to only 8.98% of the total area of the state, represents 53.44% of the state Gross National Product (GNP) and 15.53% of the Gross Agricultural Value (GAV). However, in economic values per area, the region contributes more than the Southern and Northern regions which correspond to approximately 87% of the state area contribute to 84.47% to the state s GAV. The Northern Region perceivably presents some advantages over the other two regions, being that there is a better-structured consumer market, with higher acquisitive power; the agricultural activities performed are more dynamic and there are better opportunities for industrialization and commerce which differs outstandingly from the Southern and Northern regions. From this analysis, the importance of the study of the dynamics of this process can be verified, so that other efficient policies can be elaborated in order to minimize the effects of regional economical disparities on the Agricultural sector of Rio Grande do Sul state. / Do ponto de vista do desenvolvimento econômico, o Rio Grande do Sul apresenta uma realidade bastante particular, quando considera-se o Estado dividido em duas regiões, Metade Sul e Norte. A Metade Sul, que antes detinha o poder econômico acaba, a partir da metade século XX, por entrar em um período de estagnação econômica que persiste até os dias atuais. A Metade Norte, por sua vez, passa de condição de atrasada para a Região economicamente mais desenvolvida do Estado. Este processo teve continuidade na medida em que se observa a concentração econômica em uma área da Metade Norte, definido por Alonso et al (1994) como Região Nordeste. Assim considera-se no presente trabalho o Estado dividido em três Regiões: Nordeste, Norte e Sul. Vários fatores contribuíram para essa condição de concentração econômica, porém destaca-se o processo de ocupação, de urbanização e industrialização do Estado. A importância do Setor Agropecuário para Rio Grande do Sul é amplamente reconhecida e as desigualdades regionais, à medida que se acentuam, atingem diretamente as atividades deste setor. A Região Nordeste, com apenas 8,98% da área, representa 53,44% do PIB Total e participa com 15,53% do VAB da Agropecuária do Estado. Porém, em termos monetários por área a participação da Região é superior as Regiões Sul e Norte, as quais participam em uma área de 86,45% com 84,47% do VAB da agropecuária estadual. A Região Nordeste apresenta algumas vantagens sobre as demais Regiões, onde destaca-se a estrutura do mercado consumidor, com maior poder aquisitivo. Também o fato das atividades agropecuárias desenvolvidas serem mais dinâmicas, além das oportunidades para industrialização e comercialização, diferentemente das Regiões Sul e Norte. A partir desta análise, verifica-se a importância do estudo da dinâmica deste processo, a fim de que sejam elaboradas políticas eficientes de modo que sejam minimizados os efeitos das desigualdades econômicas regionais sobre o Setor Agropecuário do Rio Grande do Sul.

La presente investigación busca establecer que a pesar de que el sector agrícola, es uno de los que menos aporta al PBI nacional e inclusive el país cuenta con una diversificación biológica que este no ha podido explotar; este tiene muchos productos que se encuentran en un crecimiento sostenido en los últimos años, este es el caso de la uva, la cual cuenta con ventajas competitivas, es más este en la actualidad es considerado como uno de los productos con mayores exportaciones en el rubro de no tradicionales en el Perú, según el Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego(MINAG). No obstante, se analizará los posibles componentes que permitió que este producto se encuentre en ascenso, lo que puede dar pautas metodológicas para futuras investigaciones que se ocupan sobre otros productos agrícolas, que se puedan desempeñar de la misma manera; estos daría como resultado el crecimiento del sector agrícola. El objetivo general es el analizar por qué el sector agrícola representa un porcentaje tan bajo del PBI Nacional en comparación de otros sectores, a pesar de que hay productos como la uva que se encuentran en ascenso, se analiza este producto en el periodo del 2007 al 2012. Sé empieza analizando las exportaciones de uva a EEUU y China , a fin de evaluar las condiciones para exportar a mediano y largo plazo, que conlleva a un crecimiento sostenido de las exportaciones de uva; tomando en consideración la variable inversión nacional que fomentan una mayor tecnología e innovación. / Trabajo de investigación

The study used quantitative content analysis to compare the international news content about Africa and the rest of the world in selected daily and weekly newspapers in Malawi and explored the extent to which economic factors, as represented by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), influence news flows about Africa into Malawi. The results showed dominance of the categories of war/international conflict and politics. International news agencies were the principal sources of news items for all the four papers. Though there were differences among the newspapers in the amount of space allocated to various categories such differences were minor. The study established that GDP is not a determinant of the amount of coverage a country receives. / Communication Science / M.A. (International Communication)

Στην παρούσα εργασία παρουσιάζονται οι οικονομετρικές σχέσεις του νόμου του Okun, που συνδέουν τις μεταβολές στο προϊόν της οικονομίας (ΑΕΠ) με τις μεταβολές στο επίπεδο ανεργίας. Διάφορες θεωρητικές προσεγγίσεις του νόμου, εμπειρικές μελέτες προηγούμενων οικονομολόγων σχετικά με το θέμα και μία εμπειρική εφαρμογή για δεδομένα που αφορούν την Ελλάδα, θα παρουσιαστούν και θα αναλυθούν με σκοπό να διαπιστώσουμε την αποτελεσματικότητα του νόμου διαχρονικά, και ποιες αναβαθμίσεις των μορφών του, οδηγούν προς σε αυτήν την κατεύθυνση. / In this work we present the econometric relationships of Okun’s law that connect the changes in the product of economy (GDP) with those of the level of unemployment. Different theoretical approaches of the law, empirical studies of other economists, relative to the subject and one empirical application of data that concern Greece, will be described and analysed in purpose of examine, the effectiveness of Okun’s law through time and which upgrades of its versions, lead to that direction.

The study used quantitative content analysis to compare the international news content about Africa and the rest of the world in selected daily and weekly newspapers in Malawi and explored the extent to which economic factors, as represented by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), influence news flows about Africa into Malawi. The results showed dominance of the categories of war/international conflict and politics. International news agencies were the principal sources of news items for all the four papers. Though there were differences among the newspapers in the amount of space allocated to various categories such differences were minor. The study established that GDP is not a determinant of the amount of coverage a country receives. / Communication Science / M.A. (International Communication)