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The impact of coordination and information on transport procurement

Brusset, Xavier - EconWPA - 2005

Transport cost is second in importance after production cost in industry. It is the purpose of the present paper to study the impact of information sharing and contractual instruments between a supply chain and its transport suppliers. After reviewing the literature, we propose a model to...

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Marketing as an entrance barrier into the fashion market

Vieira, Pedro Cosme Costa - EconWPA - 2005

In this paper I intend to model a firm decision of entrance into a profitable fashion market where fashion results from … fashion market and that ii) when incumbent firm accommodates the other firm a la Cournot there is no pure strategy Nash … equilibrium. The properties of the model seem to be in accordance with the persistence in time of fashion brands. …

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A Dual Model of Cooperative Value

Feldman, Barry - EconWPA - 2002

An expanded model of value in cooperative games is presented in which value has either a linear or a proportional mode … (1989, 1992) value have a linear mode and an input basis. The egalitarian value (Kalai and Samet (1985)) has a linear mode …

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Elitist Land and Agriculture Policies and the Food Problem in Malawi

Stambuli, Kalonga - EconWPA - 2002

requirement for production of the quota of tobacco output allocated to Malawi. However, as a result of population growth food … demands exceeded the carrying capacity of household land whose quality also diminished resulting in steep decline in food … observes that Malawi spends more on maize imports than on petroleum imports, and describes food problem as a rupturing time …

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Modelling Possible Impacts of GM Crops on Australian Trade

Stone, Susan; Matysek, Anna; Dolling, Andrew - EconWPA - 2003

This paper looks at the impact on Australia’s trade in crops (non-wheat grains and oilseeds) where GM technology has been introduced. The model includes assumptions about the productivity gains of GM crops, possible consumer responses and regulatory costs for Australia and its major trading...

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Consumers’ and Professionals’ Responses to Situations Raising Ethical Questions

Sirieix, Lucie; Gurviez, P.; Rohrig, C. - EconWPA - 2005

In this study we have attempted, in collaboration with an agrifood company, to compare and contrast the responses of consumers and professionals to the same set of situations raising ethical questions, in order to highlight the differences and the similarities of viewpoint between these two...

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International pharmaceutical price differences

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2001

The study compares manufacturer prices in Australia and seven other countries for 150 pharmaceuticals listed on the …

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The Productivity of Pharmaceuticals in Improving Health: An Analysis of the OECD Health Data

Shaw, James W.; Horrace, William C.; Vogel, Ronald J. - EconWPA - 2002

pharmaceuticals as a separate input into the production of health. Building upon existing published work, this paper uses an …

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Shattering the Myth of Costless Price Changes: Emerging Perspectives on Dynamic Pricing

Bergen, Mark; Ritson, Mark; Dutta, Shantanu; Levy, Daniel; … - EconWPA - 2005

In this paper we argue that pricing is all about price changes, and that the costs of price changes are often simultaneously subtle and substantial. We discuss a framework to deal with the dynamics of changing prices. This framework incorporates customer interpretations of price changes, an...

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Comparison between minimum purchase, quantity flexibility contracts and spot procurement in a supply chain

Brusset, Xavier - EconWPA - 2005

When, in a supply chain, a supplier and a buyer have the choice of transaction form to do business, the equilibrium transaction form which emerges is much more constrained than previously envisaged in literature. In this paper, two forms of long-term supply contracts and procurement in the spot...

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