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Bayesian Modelling of Catch in a Northwest Atlantic Fishery

Fernandez, Carmen; Ley, Eduardo; Steel, Mark - EconWPA - 2001

We model daily catches of fishing boats in the Grand Bank fishing grounds. We use data on catches per species for a number of vessels collected by the European Union in the context of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization. Many variables can be thought to influence the amount caught: a...

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What drives financial crises in emerging markets?

Komulainen, Tuomas; Lukkarila, Johanna - EconWPA - 2003

The study examines the reasons for financial crises in 31 emerging market countries during 1980-2001. It estimates a probit model using 23 macroeconomic and financial sector variables. Traditional variables such as unemployment and inflation, as well as several indicators of indebtedness such as...

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Do probit models help in forecasting turning points of German business cycles?

Fritsche, Ulrich - EconWPA - 2001

In this paper we used a data set constructed for a companion paper (Fritsche/Stephan, 2000) where we explored the leading indicator properties of different time series for the German business cycle. Now we test for the ability of different indicator series to forecast recessions by using a...

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STRUCTURAL MODELS IN CONSUMER CREDIT

Andrade, Fabio de; Thomas, Lyn - EconWPA - 2004

We propose a structural credit risk model for consumer lending using option theory and the concept of the value of the consumer’s reputation. Using Brazilian empirical data and a credit bureau score as proxy for creditworthiness we compare a number of alternative models before suggesting one...

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Economic FAQs About the Internet

MacKie-Mason, Jeffrey K.; Varian, Hal R. - EconWPA - 1996

structure of the Internet. We describe the history and current state of the Internet, discuss some of the pressing economic and …

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E-commerce : Quelques éléments d'économie industrielle

Gaudeul, Alexandre; Jullien, Bruno - EconWPA - 2004

verrons que l'essentiel des changements qu'Internet impose du point de vue économique peut être relié à la nature particulière …

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What Bulgarian Banks offer via Internet: an Overview (v2)

Bojinov, Bojidar - EconWPA - 2003

services via Internet. The remote banking become one of the main channels for bank services distribution. The Internet … expansion of the Bulgarian banks is at its beginning. The showed results are based on the Internet research, which has aimed to … describe actual picture of Bulgarian banks present in Internet. …

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Estimating Firm-Level Demand at a Price Comparison Site: Accounting for Shoppers and the Number of Competitors

Baye, Michael R.; Gatti, J. Rupert J.; Kattuman, Paul; … - EconWPA - 2005

Clearinghouse models of online pricing---such as Varian (1980), Rosenthal (1980), Narasimhan (1988), and Baye-Morgan (2001)---view a price comparison site as an 'information clearinghouse' where shoppers and loyals obtain price and product information to make online purchases. These models...

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Telecommunications Regulation: An Introduction

Economides, Nicholas - EconWPA - 2004

the emergence and decline of the telecom bubble, the impact on pricing of digitization and the emergence of Internet …

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Does Cyberspace Need Antitrust?

Crampton, Eric; Boudreaux, Donald - EconWPA - 2004

E-commerce may prove a double-edged sword for antitrust enforcement. While the internet massively increases the …

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