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Multiple Causation and the Measurement of Unemployment
Rodenburg, Peter - Tinbergen Institute - 2004
The establishment of appropriate policy measures for fighting unemployment has always been difficult since causes of … unemployment are hard to identify. This paper analyses an approach used mainly in the 1960s and 1970s in economics, in which … classification is used as a way to deal with such a complex, multiple causal phenomenon like unemployment. The method is based on …
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Derived Measurement in Macroeconomics: Two Approaches for Measuring the NAIRU Considered
Rodenburg, Peter - Tinbergen Institute - 2007
This paper investigates two different procedures for the measurement of the NAIRU; one based on structural modeling while the other is a statisticai approach using Vector Auto Regression (VAR)-models. Both measurement procedures are assessed by confronting them with the dominant theory of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005450803
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Internet Retailing as a Marketing Strategy
Janssen, Maarten C.W.; Noll, Rob van der - Tinbergen Institute - 2005
We analyze the incentives for incumbent bricks-and-mortar firms and new entrants to start an online retail channel in a differentiated goods market. To this end we set up a two-stage model where firms first decide whether or not to build the infrastructure necessary to start an online retail...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005144556
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Electronic Commerce and Retail Channel Substitution
Janssen, Maarten C.W.; Noll, Rob van der - Tinbergen Institute - 2002
We analyze a market where firms compete in a conventional and an electronic retail channel. Consumers easily compare prices online, but some incur purchase uncertainties on the online channel. We investigate the market shares of the two retail channels and the prices that are charged. We find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005136983
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Procurement: The Transaction Costs Perspective in a Globalising World
Butter, Frank A.G. den - Tinbergen Institute - 2007
Fragmentation of production into more and more complex supply chains is a prominent feature of globalisation. It implies that transaction costs as part of total costs of ownership carry a large weight in procurement decisions. An analysis of the various types of transaction costs is also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005144406
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A Triptych Inquiry: Rethinking Sustainability, Innovation, and Financial Performance
Busch, Timo; Stinchfield, Bryan T.; Wood, Matthew S. - Tinbergen Institute - 2011
Management scholars have sought to answer the question: is there a financial payoff for ad-dressing ecological and social issues? We move beyond this question and include a time com-ponent for corporate financial performance (CFP) and a firm’s innovativeness in order to ask: when does it pay?...
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Catching Hipo's: Screening, Wages and Unemployment
Janssen, Maarten C.W. - Tinbergen Institute - 2000
In this paper, I study the wage a firm sets to attract high ability workers (hipo's) in situations of unemployment. I … show that the higher unemployment, the larger a firm's incentives to sort high and low ability workers. Moreover, workers … will signal their (high) ability in situations of (high) unemployment only if a job offers a high enough wage. The main …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005209524
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Why Are Residents Reluctant to Consult Attending Physicians?
Swank, Otto H. - Tinbergen Institute - 2009
A physician performs two tasks: making diagnoses and determining treatments. To reduce medical error, residents are supposed to consult their supervisors when they face uncommon circumstances. However, recent research shows that residents are reluctant to do so. This paper presents a model that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005016275
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Is Transparency to no avail? Committee Decision-making, Pre-meetings, and Credible Deals
Swank, Otto H.; Visser, Bauke - Tinbergen Institute - 2007
Transparent decision-making processes are widely regarded as a prerequisite for the working of a representative democracy. It facilitates accountability, and citizens may suspect that decisions, if taken behind closed doors, do not promote their interests. Why else the secrecy? We provide a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005144398
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Transparency and Pre-meetings
Swank, Job; Swank, Otto; Visser, Bauke - Tinbergen Institute - 2006
Some committees are made up of experts, persons interested in both the (subject) matter at hand and in coming across as able decision-makers. Such committees would like to conceal disagreement from the public. We present a theory that describes the reaction of experts to the requirement to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005144492