This paper analyzes the current use of incentive-fee-concepts for mutual funds in Germany. Following an empirical analysis about the relevance of these methods, the different methods of calculation and the influence of different parameters are described. Further on it explains the impacts of...

Objectives: Preferences of both Alzheimer patients and their spouse caregivers are related to a willingness-to-pay (WTP) measure which is used to test for the presence of mutual (rather than the conventional one-way) altruism. Methods: Identical contingent valuation interviews were conducted in...

This article examines the influence of the political parties and provinces (Kantone) in the Swiss parliament, based on the Shapley-Shubik index. The article shows that the power index is a useful tool for analysis of elections. Moreover, the article reveals that the paradox of redistribution and...

This paper analyzes the current use of incentive-fee-concepts for mutual funds in Germany. Following an empirical analysis about the relevance of these methods, the different methods of calculation and the influence of different parameters are described. Further on it explains the impacts of...

Background: Preferences of both Alzheimer patients and their spouse caregivers are related to a willingness-to-pay (WTP) measure which is used to test for the presence of mutual (rather than conventional unilateral) altruism. Methods: Contingent valuation experiments were conducted in 2000 –...