Globalization and Increasing Returns: Implications for the U.S. Computer Industry

Globalization of the Personal Computer Industry: Trends and Implications

Increasing Returns to Information in the U.s. Popular Music Industry*

Author Contact: David Giles, Dept. of Economics, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 1700, STN CSC, Victoria, B.C., Canada V8W 2Y2; e-mail: [email protected]; FAX: (250) 721-6214 Abstract Using data relating to ‘number one’ hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, we find clear evidence of increasing returns to information in the U.S. market for popular music. This evidence supports related findings for ...

Globalization and the Impact of Globalization on the Health Industry

Globalization is the key challenge for public health care and primary health protection, given the links between globalization and health care, which are very complex today, the emphasis increasingly being on developing countries, in which group is also Croatia. Although there are numerous papers available on this subject, it is necessary to provide an institutional framework for the assessment...

the search for the self in becketts theatre: waiting for godot and endgame

this thesis is based upon the works of samuel beckett. one of the greatest writers of contemporary literature. here, i have tried to focus on one of the main themes in becketts works: the search for the real "me" or the real self, which is not only a problem to be solved for beckett man but also for each of us. i have tried to show becketts techniques in approaching this unattainable goal, base...

Challenges to Keeping the Computer Industry Centered in the US

It is undeniable that the worldwide computer industry’s center is the US, specifically in Silicon Valley. Much of the reason for the success of Silicon Valley had to do with Moore’s Law: the observation by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore that the number of transistors on a microchip doubled at a rate of approximately every two years. According to the International Technology Roadmap for Semicondu...