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Exactly solvable variable parametric Burgers type models
Exactly solvable variable parametric Burgers type equations in one-dimension
are introduced, and two different approaches for solving the corresponding
initial value problems are given. The first one is using the relationship
between the variable parametric models and their standard counterparts. The
second approach is a direct linearization of the variable parametric Burgers
model to a variable parametric parabolic model via a generalized Cole-Hopf
transform. Eventually, the problem of finding analytic and exact solutions of
the variable parametric models reduces to that of solving a corresponding
second order linear ODE with time dependent coefficients. This makes our
results applicable to a wide class of exactly solvable Burgers type equations
related with the classical Sturm-Liouville problems for the orthogonal
polynomials
Perfect Omniscience, Perfect Secrecy and Steiner Tree Packing
We consider perfect secret key generation for a ``pairwise independent
network'' model in which every pair of terminals share a random binary string,
with the strings shared by distinct terminal pairs being mutually independent.
The terminals are then allowed to communicate interactively over a public
noiseless channel of unlimited capacity. All the terminals as well as an
eavesdropper observe this communication. The objective is to generate a perfect
secret key shared by a given set of terminals at the largest rate possible, and
concealed from the eavesdropper.
First, we show how the notion of perfect omniscience plays a central role in
characterizing perfect secret key capacity. Second, a multigraph representation
of the underlying secrecy model leads us to an efficient algorithm for perfect
secret key generation based on maximal Steiner tree packing. This algorithm
attains capacity when all the terminals seek to share a key, and, in general,
attains at least half the capacity. Third, when a single ``helper'' terminal
assists the remaining ``user'' terminals in generating a perfect secret key, we
give necessary and sufficient conditions for the optimality of the algorithm;
also, a ``weak'' helper is shown to be sufficient for optimality.Comment: accepted to the IEEE Transactions on Information Theor
Does Internal Migration Lead to Faster Regional Convergence in Turkey? An Empirical Investigation
In this study, we examine whether internal migration in the last 30 years in Turkey has had any effect on the speed of convergence across Turkish provinces. According to our results, contrary to the predictions of the standard neoclassical theory, for 1975-2000,internal migration is not conducive to faster convergence across provinces in Turkey. One probable reason is that marginal returns to capital in most net outmigration provinces and regions are relatively lower than those in the net in-migration provinces and regions in Turkey. Accordingly, the incentives to invest in capital in net-out migration regions may well be less than those in the net in-migration regions.Faced with lower investment in gross capital formation, and thus lower economic growth, net out-migration provinces and regions may not benefit from out-migration in terms of convergence in per capita income.
Regional convergence and the causal impact of migration on regional growth rates
The standard growth theory predicts that allowing for labor mobility across regions would increase the speed of convergence in per capita income levels and that migration has a negative causal impact on regional growth rates. Although the empirical literature has uncovered some evidence for the former implication, the latter has not been verified empirically. This paper provides empirical evidence for the negative causal impact of migration on provincial growth rates in a developing country with a high level of internal migration that is characterized by unskilled labor exiting rural areas for urban centers. We utilize instrumental variables estimation method with an instrument unique to the country examined and also control for provincial fixed effects.Regional convergence; Regional growth; Internal migration; Fixed effects; IV estimation
International Capital Mobility and Factor Reallocation in a Multisector Economy
This paper examines the effects of international capital flows in a small open econ omy utilizing a dynamic general equilibrium framework based on a three-sector Ramsey growth model. In order to analyze the impact of international capital mobility on production, consumption and allocation of resources across three sectors ,two different economic environments are modelled. The first model represents an open economy with capital mobility (a more comprehensive environment),and the second model introduces a closed economy with no capital mobility. Numerical applications of the models use data from the Turkish economy for the year 2002. The numerical results demonstrate that the presence of capital mobility, despite being limited by a borrowing constraint, reverses the impact of economic growth on production and resource allocation. The results also show that while production in the closed economy model simply adjusts to domestic demand, that of the open economy model is not constrained by it. Results further point that although there is positive growth in income and output in both environments, income growth in the capital mobility environment falls short of that in the no capital mobility environment. This result can be attributed to the relatively slower accumulation of capi tal in the former, which may be compensated by a positive rate of technological progress to accompany international capital flows.International Capital Flows,Human Capital, Multisector economy,Borrowing Constraint
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