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Tausch, Arno; Heshmati, Almas - 2011

In this article, we present a first empirical reflection on 'smart development', its measurement, possible 'drivers' and 'bottlenecks'. We first provide cross-national data on how much ecological footprint is used in the nations of the world system to 'deliver' a given amount of democracy,...

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Supply theory sans profit-maximization

Dasgupta, Indraneel - 2009

We utilize the analytical construct of a stochastic supply function to provide an aggregate representation of a finite collection of standard deterministic supply functions. We introduce a consistency postulate for a stochastic supply function that may be satisfied even if no underlying...

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Regulation, trust, and cronyism in Middle Eastern societies : the simple economics of 'wasta'

Barnett, Andrew H.; Yandle, Bruce; Naufal, George - 2013

Despite being a fixture of everyday life in the Arab world, wasta, which may be thought of as special influence by members of the same group or tribe, has received little attention from social scientists. Our casual empiricism suggests that wasta is an important determinant of how economic...

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Consistency in organization (updated)

Schlicht, Ekkehart - 2011

Internal organization relies heavily on psychological consistency requirements. This thought has been emphasized in modern compensation theory, but has not been extended to organization theory. The perspective sheds new light on several topics in the theory of the firm, like the boundaries of...

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The hold-down problem and the boundaries of the firm : lessons from a hidden action model with endogenous outside option

Schnedler, Wendelin; Sunde, Uwe - 2002

This paper offers a rationale for limiting the delegation of (real) authority, which neither relies on insurance arguments nor depends on ownership structure. We analyse a repeated hidden action model in which the actions of a risk neutral agent determine his future outside option. Consequently,...

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The effects of union wage-settings on firms ̕production factor decisions

Heshmati, Almas (contributor); Haouas, Ilham (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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The firm as a pool of factor complementarities

Lindbeck, Assar (contributor); Snower, Dennis J. (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Consistency in organization

Schlicht, Ekkehart (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Emissions from military training : evidence from Australia

Lee, Wang-Sheng; Tran, Trang My - 2024

, military training during peacetime has environmental consequences. This research aims to quantify how much pollution is emitted … pollution levels. Leveraging high-frequency data, we employ a machine learning algorithm in conjunction with program evaluation … area. Our findings reveal that these exercises led to a notable increase in air pollution levels, potentially reaching up …

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The life satisfaction approach to environmental valuation

Frey, Bruno S.; Lüchinger, Simon; Stutzer, Alois - 2009

-market valuation ; cost-benefit analysis ; air pollution …

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