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Nonanonymity and sensitivity of computable simple games

Mihara, H. Reiju - EconWPA - 2003

This paper investigates algorithmic computability of simple games (voting games). It shows that (i) games with a finite carrier are computable, (ii) computable games have both finite winning coalitions and cofinite losing coalitions, and (iii) computable games violate any conceivable notion of...

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Stata Module to Check for Availability of Variables

DIALLO, Amadou Bassirou - EconWPA - 2005

checkfor is a routine to check for existence of a list of variables within a data set. checkfor searchs through the … data whether the variable exists. If it does not, a message is issued. If it does, the program looks for missings structure. …

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Governance Matters III: Governance Indicators for 1996-2002

Kaufmann, Daniel; Kraay, Aart; Mastruzzi, Massimo - EconWPA - 2003

of governance, drawn from 25 separate data sources constructed by 18 different organizations. We assign these individual … measures of governance to categories capturing key dimensions of governance, and use an unobserved components model to … data given the estimated margins of errors. The data, as well as a web-based graphical interface, are available at www …

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Credit Scoring for Microfinance: Can It Work?

Schreiner, Mark - EconWPA - 2001

In rich countries, lenders often rely on credit scoring--formulae to predict risk based on the performance of past loans with characteristics similar to current loans--to inform decisions. Can credit scoring do the same for microfinance lenders in poor countries? This paper argues that scoring...

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An interdisciplinary study of information systems: Christopher Alexander and IS failure.

Kimble, Chris; Selby, William - EconWPA - 2005

This paper describes work carried out at the University of York; its contents do not represent the views or opinions of BT. It provides an example of how insights into the field of IS can be gained by looking at it from the perspective of other academic disciplines. Based on the idea that...

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Information Flow Structure in Large-Scale Product Development Organizational Networks

Braha, Dan; Bar-Yam, Yaneer - EconWPA - 2004

In recent years, understanding the structure and function of complex networks has become the foundation for explaining many different real- world complex social, information, biological and technological phenomena. Techniques from statistical physics have been successfully applied to the...

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT : A POLITICO - FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

Dr.VSR.Subramaniam - EconWPA - 2004

Do Financial accounting practices as per the political setup and their administrative strategies, pose problems to the pace of Socio-economic development of any nation ? This paper addresses this question with a preview to the dawn of human civilizations on earth, and mathematically cumulating...

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT : A POLITICO - FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

Subramaniam, Viswanatha Sankara Rama - EconWPA - 2004

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Organizations and Overlapping Generations Games: Memory, Communication, and Altruism

Lagunoff, Roger; Matsui, Akihiko - EconWPA - 2001

This paper studies the role of memory and communication in games between ongoing organizations. In each organization … strategic possibilities. Entry across distinct organizations are asynchronous: no two individuals alive at a date t have entered …

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Space, Growth and Technology: an Integrated Dynamic Approach

Gomes, Orlando - EconWPA - 2004

Economic phenomena are interrelated. From a growth perspective, time analysis concerning the choices of present and future consumption and the choices between the allocation of scientific resources should be combined with a space analysis regarding the dissemination of economic activity through...

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