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Landfill Construction and Capacity Expansion

Andre, F.J.; Cerda, E. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2003

We study the optimal capacity and lifetime of landfills taking into account their sequential nature.Such an optimal capacity is characterized by the so-called Optimal Capacity Condition.Particular versions of this condition are obtained for two alternative settings: first, if all the landfills...

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Protective Behavior in Games

Borm, Peter; Fiestras-Janeiro, G.; van Megen, F.J.C. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1996

This paper introduces the notion of protective equilibrium in the context of fin ite games in strategic form.It shows that for matrix games the set of protective equilibria equals the set of proper equilibria.Moreover, in the context of bima trix games, the notion of protective behaviour is used...

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Strategic and Tactical Allocation to Commodities for Retirement Savings Schemes

Nijman, Theo; Swinkels, L.A.P. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2003

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Elicited Bid Functions in a (a)Symmetric First-Price Auctions

Pezanis-Christou, P.; Sadrieh, A. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2003

We report on a series of experiments that examine bidding behavior in first-price sealed bid auctions with symmetric and asymmetric bidders.To study the extent of strategic behavior, we use an experimental design that elicits bidders complete bid functions in each round (auction) of the...

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Relationships as Commitment Devices : Strategic Silence

Nir, A. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2004

People who understand self-control problems can devise mechanisms to overcome them.In this paper, we discuss how relationships can help individuals overcome their selfcontrol problems by creating a tradeoff between desired present procrastination and undesired future procrastination.Threatening...

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In-Season Head-Coach Dismissals and the Performance of Professional Football Teams

van Ours, Jan; van Tuijl, M.A. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2014

bookmaker data. We find that, after<br/>the head-coach has been replaced, teams perform better than before. However, the<br/>performance … replacement of head-coaches does<br/>not improve team performance. …

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Pay Enough - Or Don't Pay at All

Gneezy, U.; Rustichini, A. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1998

Abstract: Economics seems largely based on the assumption that monetary incentives improve performance. By contrast, a … present and discuss a set of experiments designed to test the effect of different monetary compensations on performance. In … our experiments we find that whenever money is offered, a larger amount yields a higher performance. It is not true …

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Evaluation Periods and Asset Prices in a Market Experiment

Potters, Jan; Gneezy, U.; Kapteyn, A. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2002

We test whether the frequency of feedback information about the performance of an investment portfolio and the …

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The Dynamics of the Impact of Past Performance on Mutual Fund Flows

Nijman, Theo; Werker, Bas J.M.; Goriaev, A.P. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2002

impact of past performance on flows.We model the flow-performance relationship at the monthly frequency, allowing for … dependence of the sensitivity of flows to past performance on size and age of the fund.The dynamics of the impact of past … performance is modelled using polynomial lag structures.Performance from 6 to 8 months ago seems to have thestrongest impact on …

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Run For Fun : Intrinsic Motivation and Physical Performance

van Ours, Jan; Filippin, A. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2012

performance but also to study group dynamics in terms of accessions to and separations from teams in a manner that closely … that individual performance goes down with age, although the speed-age gradient is rather at. Group performance goes down … with age as well, but interestingly a counterbalancing force emerges, namely team dynamics that are driven by performance …

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