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Damage Valuation of Indirect Expropriation in Public Services

Abdala, Manuel A.; Spiller, Pablo T. - EconWPA - 2005

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What do gifts buy? A model of philanthropy and tithing based on prestige and warm glow.

Harbaugh, William T. - EconWPA - 1996

Charities publicize the donations they receive, generally according to dollar categories rather than the exact amount. Donors in turn tend to give the minimum amount necessary to get into a category. These facts suggest that donors have a taste for having their donations made public. This paper...

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Cross-Commodity Perspective on Contracting: Evidence from Mississippi

Hudson, Darren - EconWPA - 2004

contracting. The study focuses on cross-commodity differences in contracting and the variable underlying contracting. Logistic … regression models are used to examine the impacts of variables coming from transactions cost economics and risk on contracting … contracting decisions. …

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International benchmarking of container stevedoring

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2003

Productivity at Australian container terminals has improved significantly in absolute terms since 1997 according to this international benchmarking study. For the sample of ship calls and terminals studied, productivity improved also in relative terms. The productivity improvement at Australian...

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Self-Employed Contractors in Australia: Incidence and Characteristics

Waite, Matthew; Will, Lou - EconWPA - 2001

This paper presents an analysis of self-employed contracting in Australia. The analysis covers all self …

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Work arrangements in container stevedoring

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2002

This study examines selected work arrangements and assesses their implications for the performance of container stevedoring workplaces. The effects on employees and users of stevedoring services are also considered, and impediments to achieving improved work arrangements are analysed. This is...

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Revolutionary Ideas for Radio Regulation

Galbi, Douglas A. - EconWPA - 2003

Radio technology is the key to rapid broadband development that reaches even geographically remote areas of the world. To get needed, radical changes in radio regulation, much more attention should be directed toward central issues of constitutional law. Historical experience and centuries of...

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" Communication in Dynastic Repeated Games: `Whitewashes' and `Coverups' "

Anderlini, Luca; Lagunoff, Roger - EconWPA - 2001

We ask whether communication can directly substitute for memory in dynastic repeated games in which short lived … by means of communication. When communication is costless and messages are sent simultaneously, communication mechanisms … or protocols exist that sustain the same set of equilibrium payoffs as in the standard repeated game. When communication …

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Communication of Research on Forecasting: The Journal

Armstrong, J. S. - EconWPA - 2005

communicate research findings. In particular, the IIF tries to foster communication among researchers, between researchers and …

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A New Account of Personalization and Effective Communication

Galbi, Douglas A. - EconWPA - 2003

communication across a large population. The observed preference for personalization over the past two centuries and the importance … of action and personal relationships to effective communication are aspects of information economies that are likely to …

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