We investigate the behavior of a polluting monopolist whose production causes a global damage affecting consumers and non-consumers alike while consumption causes a specific damage affecting consumers only. The monopolist anticipates strategically how her decisions on product variant, price and...

Replaced with revised version of paper 06/19/07.

Healthcare fraud and abuse by medical providers is a form of white-collar crime that has had considerable cost and consequences to society. The following study seeks to investigate factors associated with consumers that make them susceptible to potential fraud and abuse schemes. The analysis...