Laura D'Andrea Tyson

Bio: Laura D'Andrea Tyson is an academic researcher from University of California, Berkeley. The author has contributed to research in topics: Index (economics) & Competition (economics). The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 78 publications receiving 6403 citations. Previous affiliations of Laura D'Andrea Tyson include State University of New York System.

The global gender gap report. 2010.

Abstract: The Global Gender Gap Index was created with the specific purpose of being comparable across time. The 2010 Report aggregates five years of data and seeks to reveal country progress in a transparent manner. By doing this we hope this Report will serve as a call to action to the international community to pool its knowledge and resources and to leverage the current unique window of opportunity so that faster progress can be achieved. Every moment that we wait entails colossal losses to the global society and economy. (Excerpt)

Who's Bashing Whom?: Trade Conflict in High Technology Industries

Abstract: America's high-technology trade challenge - the perspective of a cautious activist trade and system conflict in technology intensive industries from MOSS to Motorola to Cray - managing trade by rules and outcomes managing trade and competition in the semiconductor industry industrial policy and trade management in the commerical aircraft industry managing trade and investment - Europe's evolving strategy in the electronics industry a cautious activist agenda for US policy in high technology industries.

The global gender gap report 2007

Abstract: Gender-based inequality is a phenomenon that affects the majority of the worlds cultures religions nations and income groups. Yet there are differences in the way gender disparities manifest themselves and how they have evolved over time. It is vital to develop frameworks for capturing the magnitude of these disparities in order to design effective measures for reducing them. A challenge that can be measured can be addressed. The Global Gender Gap Index1 introduced by the World Economic Forum last year is one such framework. It aims to be a tool for benchmarking and tracking global gender-based inequalities on economic political education and health-based criteria. The country rankings are meant to serve a dual purpose. They are designed to create greater awareness among a global audience of the challenges posed by gender gaps and the opportunities created by reducing them. It is also hoped that the rankings together with the detailed country profiles will serve as a catalyst for change by providing policy-makers with a snapshot of their countrys relative strengths and weaknesses of their countrys performance compared to that of other nations. (excerpt)

Increasing Returns, Path Dependence, and the Study of Politics

Abstract: It is increasingly common for social scientists to describe political processes as “path dependent.” The concept, however, is often employed without careful elaboration. This article conceptualizes path dependence as a social process grounded in a dynamic of “increasing returns.” Reviewing recent literature in economics and suggesting extensions to the world of politics, the article demonstrates that increasing returns processes are likely to be prevalent, and that good analytical foundations exist for exploring their causes and consequences. The investigation of increasing returns can provide a more rigorous framework for developing some of the key claims of recent scholarship in historical institutionalism: Specific patterns of timing and sequence matter; a wide range of social outcomes may be possible; large consequences may result from relatively small or contingent events; particular courses of action, once introduced, can be almost impossible to reverse; and consequently, political development is punctuated by critical moments or junctures that shape the basic contours of social life.

Advanced International Trade : Theory and Evidence Ed. 2

Abstract: Trade is a cornerstone concept in economics worldwide. This updated second edition of the essential graduate textbook in international trade brings readers to the forefront of knowledge in the field and prepares students to undertake their own research. In Advanced International Trade, Robert Feenstra integrates the most current theoretical approaches with empirical evidence, and these materials are supplemented in each chapter by theoretical and empirical exercises.Feenstra explores a wealth of material, such as the Ricardian and Heckscher-Ohlin models, extensions to many goods and factors, and the role of tariffs, quotas, and other trade policies. He examines imperfect competition, offshoring, political economy, multinationals, endogenous growth, the gravity equation, and the organization of the firm in international trade. Feenstra also includes a new chapter on monopolistic competition with heterogeneous firms, with many applications of that model. In addition to known results, the book looks at some particularly important unpublished results by various authors. Two appendices draw on index numbers and discrete choice models to describe methods applicable to research problems in international trade. Completely revised with the latest developments and brand-new materials, Advanced International Trade is a classic textbook that will be used widely by students and practitioners of economics for a long time to come.Updated second edition of the essential graduate textbookCurrent approaches and a new chapter on monopolistic competition with heterogeneous firmsSupplementary materials in each chapterTheoretical and empirical exercisesTwo appendices describe methods for international trade researchSolutions manual available to professorsProfessors: A supplementary Solutions Manual is available for this book. It is restricted to teachers using the text in courses.

Endogenous Innovation in the Theory of Growth

Abstract: This paper makes the case that purposive, profit-seeking investments in knowledge play a critical role in the long-run growth process. First, the authors review the implications of neoclassical growth theory and the more recent theories of 'endogenous growth.' Then they discuss the empirical evidence that bears on the modeling of long-run growth. Finally, the authors describe in more detail a model of growth based on endogenous technological progress and discuss the lessons that such models can teach us.