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International benchmarking of the Australian waterfront

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2002

This study is part of a continuing program of research into the performance of economic infrastructure industries, which was commenced by the Bureau of Industry Economics. It is the third Waterfront Benchmarking report in the cycle. The study builds on the two previous waterfront studies by...

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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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International liner cargo shipping: a review of Part X of the Trade Practices Act 1974

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2001

On 12 March 1999 the Assistant Treasurer referred Part X of the Trade Practices Act 1974 and associated regulations to the Commission for inquiry and report within six months. The Commission was to report on the appropriate arrangements for regulation of international cargo shipping services.

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Long–term Business Relationships between Consignor and Trucking Carrier in Japan

KASUGA, Norihiro; Torii, Akio - EconWPA - 2005

In this paper, we have empirically analyzed the factors that lead to longer business relationships in the logistics … capital, such as skill in workers and know-how, is important to improve efficiency of the whole logistics system. At the same … volatility of demand tend to rely on transportation services procured from spot logistics markets with a shorter contract term …

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The Promises and Perils of Agent-Based Computational Economics

Richiardi, Matteo - EconWPA - 2004

critiques against the use of simulation, which point to the following problematic areas: (i) interpretation of the simulation … dynamics, (ii) estimation of the simulation model, and (iii) generalisation of the results. I show that there exist solutions …

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A Laboratory Experiment of Knowledge Diffusion Dynamics

Morone, Piergiuseppe; Taylor, Richard - EconWPA - 2004

This paper aims to study, by means of a laboratory experiment and a simulation model, some of the mechanisms which …

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A Toolkit for Optimizing Functions in Economics

Goffe, William L. - EconWPA - 1997

Optimization algorithms must be among the most common numerical methods used by economists. Yet, there is surprisingly little guidance on choosing the appropriate one. This problem is most notable with regard to conventional versus global optimizers. Typically, a global optimizer is used when a...

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Long Memory Options: LM Evidence and Simulations

Jamdee, Sutthisit; Los, Cornelis A. - EconWPA - 2005

valuation by simple simulation. Many empirical researchers have observed the non-Fickian degrees of persistence or long memory …

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Quel prix pour les options UMTS? Une approche par les options réelles.

Bessière, Véronique; Kaestner, Michael - EconWPA - 2005

Cet article présente une méthodologie d’évaluation des licences UMTS en utilisant un modèle d’options réelles. L’acquisition d’une licence est perçue comme donnant droit à entreprendre les investissements d’infrastructure du réseau, que la firme peut différer dans le temps. La...

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The New Italian Road Code and the virtues of the ‘shame lane’

Richiardi, Matteo - EconWPA - 2004

In July 2003 a new Road Code was approved by the Italian parliament. Among many reforms whose validity is not questioned here, the new law states that on three-lane motorways the right lane should not be reserved anymore to slow vehicles alone. As in two-lane roads, all vehicles must now drive...

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