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Cooperative networks : control and optimization
Grundel, Don (ed.); Murphey, Robert (ed.);  … - 2008
Cooperative networks have gained a tremendous amount of attention over the last several years because of their existence not only in biological, social and economic arenas, but because of direct applications in many more areas such as communications, robotics and military sciences. This volume...
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Tax evasion and firm survival in competitive markets
Palda, K. Filip - 2001
Tax Evasion and Firm Survival in Competitive Markets illustrates how a firm with high production costs but which is easily able to evade taxes may displace from the market a company with low production costs but poor tax evasion capabilities. The difference in production costs between the...
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Industrial location economics
McCann, Philip (contributor) - 2002
Because space is not homogenous, economic activities occur in different locations. Understanding the reasons behind this and understanding exactly how industries are spatially organized is the central theme of this book. Industrial Location Economics discusses different aspects of industrial...
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Geography, structural change and economic development : theory and empirics
Tamberi, Massimo (contributor); Salvadori, Neri (contributor) - 2009
The authors in this book regard the process of economic expansion as a non-homogeneous and multifaceted phenomenon which has deeply affected human welfare, and cultural, social and political change. The book is a bridge between the theorists (Rosenstein-Rodan, Lewis, Myrdal, and Hirschmann) who...
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Optimal monetary policy under uncertainty
Froyen, Richard T. - 2007
Recently there has been a resurgence of interest in the study of optimal monetary policy under uncertainty. This book provides a thorough survey of the literature that has resulted from this renewed interest. The authors ground recent contributions on the 'science of monetary policy' in the...
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Reforming transport pricing in the European Union : a modelling approach
Borger, Bruno de (contributor); Proost, Stef (contributor) - 2001
This timely book deals with the problem of pricing passenger and freight transportation within Europe. The contributors argue that current legislation affecting pricing and regulation is increasingly less successful in dealing with market failures and externalities such as congestion, air...
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Cost-benefit analysis and evolutionary computing : optimal scheduling of interactive road projects
Taplin, John H. E. (ed.); Qiu, Min (ed.);  … - 2005
This book systematically addresses the issue of interdependence between road projects in a network, when prioritising and scheduling road expansion and maintenance. The book presents substantial applications for both rural and urban projects and to the optimization of maintenance. The authors...
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Handbook of research on complexity
Rosser, John Barkley (contributor) - 2009
overview of applications of complexity theory in economics. The 15 chapters, written by leading figures in the field, cover …
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Game theory and international environmental cooperation : essential readings
Caparrós, A. (contributor); Finus, Michael (contributor) - 2015
), July, 327-45 -- Stefan Ambec and Yves Sprumont (2002), 'Sharing a River', Journal of Economic Theory, 107 (2), December … Environmental Externalities', International Journal of Game Theory, 26 (3), October, 379-401 -- Effrosyni Diamantoudi and Eftichios … Economic Theory, 8 (2), May, 247-63 -- Santiago J. Rubio and Alistair Ulph (2006), 'Self-Enforcing International Environmental …
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Innovation, evolution and complexity theory
Frenken, Koen - 2006
The motivation behind this book is the desire to integrate complexity theory into economic models of technological …-Schumpetarian literature on innovation, diffusion and technological paradigms. Recent advances in complexity theory provide a new understanding … aircraft and helicopter designs and recent innovations in personal computers. Innovation, Evolution and Complexity Theory makes …
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