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We consider a setting in which two potential buyers, one with a prior toehold and one without, compete in a takeover modeled as an ascending auction with participating costs. The toeholder is more aggressive during the takeover process because she is also a seller of her own shares. The...
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Suicide attack is the most virulent and horrifying form of terrorism in the world today. The mere rumor of an impending … majority of all terrorism-related casualties, and the rate of attacks is rising rapidly across the globe. During 2000 … carried out by Islamist groups claiming religious motivation, also known as jihadis. Rand Corp. vice president and terrorism …
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Contemporary suicide terrorists from the Middle East are publicly deemed crazed cowards bent on senseless destruction who thrive in poverty and ignorance. Recent research indicates they have no appreciable psychopathology and are as educated and economically well-off as surrounding populations....
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standard property insurance and for catastrophe coverage (here, terrorism). We find that larger companies are more likely to … insurance for non-catastrophe risks. This result differs from the findings on individual demand for insurance. The terrorism … price elasticity of the demand for terrorism insurance is half in this area relative to the rest of the country. …
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Since Hofstede published his book, The consequences of culture, numerous comparative studies have flourished and built …, we selected all papers published by international accounting journals in 2009 and dealing with culture or diversity. In … have in common that they make culture part of the social environment in which an accounting situation is observed. This …
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PIF. En effet, l‟un des fondements des communautés de pratique est lié à la culture commune de ses membres. Or, au sein …
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Dans le secteur automobile, la question de l'éloignement ou de la proximité des sources d'approvisionnement suscite débat. Faut-il privilégier des fournisseurs éloignés, situés dans des pays low cost ? Au contraire, quels avantages ou risques peuvent être dégagés d'un approvisionnement...
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Dans le secteur automobile, la question de l'éloignement ou de la proximité des sources d'approvisionnement suscite débat. Faut-il privilégier des fournisseurs éloignés, situés dans des pays low cost ? Au contraire, quels avantages ou risques peuvent être dégagés d'un approvisionnement...
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We use spatial regression discontinuity analysis to test whether the historical partition of Poland among three empires--Russia, Austria‐Hungary, and Prussia--has a persistent effect on political outcomes in contemporary Poland and to examine the channels of this influence. We find that the...
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time when two groups lived together side-by-side, developed persistent anti-market culture and bonding trust, rooted in …
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