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The nearest correlation matrix problem: Solution by differential evolution method of global optimization
Mishra, SK - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
method also may be used. Secondly, these methods are easily amenable to choice of the norm to minimize. Absolute, Frobenius … or Chebyshev norm may easily be used. Thirdly, the ‘complete the correlation matrix problem’ can be solved (in a limited … sense) by these methods. Fourthly, one may easily opt for weighted norm or un-weighted norm minimization. Fifthly …
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Norm for redistribution, social capital, and perceived tax burden: comparison between high- and low-income households
Yamamura, Eiji - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
are high. This tendency is clearly observed in high-income groups but not in low-income groups. This implies that the norm … for redistribution leads rich people to consider the tax burden as low. Further, the effect of the norm increases when …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258437
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Information system solutions for the management of Romanian small and medium size enterprises
Moga, Liliana Mihaela - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
In order to survive in a turbulent economy and to survive the economic crisis, enterprises should be able to adapt quickly to the continuous changes that occur in the increasingly dynamic business environment. This paper identifies the limits of the traditional design methods used to develop the...
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World Database of happiness: Example of a focused ‘Findings Archive’
Veenhoven, Ruut - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Social scientists are producing an ever growing stream of research findings, which is ever more difficult to oversee. As a result, capitalization on earlier investment declines and accumulation of knowledge stagnates. This situation calls for more research synthesis and interest in synthetic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260107
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Subjective Well-Being as Welfare Measure: Concepts and Methodology.
Fischer, Justina AV - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Happiness research is on the rise, but is confounded by competing definitions of subjective well-being based on co-existing concepts, resulting in differing measures and giving rise to different potential policy applications. This paper motivates the societal necessity for using well-being...
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Approche Econométrique des Déterminants de la Rentabilité des Banques Européennes.
Yao, Jean-Marie - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
methodology of panel analysis with a fixed individual effects model we show the diversity of answers of the European banking …
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On the Problem of Vague Terms: A Glossary of Clearly Stated Assumptions & Careful, Patient, Descriptions
Funk, Matt - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Coase 1930 endures through the decades as one of the most-cited papers in economics due to the fact that it highlights a fundamental and equally enduring problem: "Economic theory has suffered in the past from a failure to state clearly its assumptions. Economists in building up a theory have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005260243
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Quel rôle pour les scénarios Facteur 4 dans la construction de la décision publique ?
Mathy, Sandrine; Fink, Meike; Bibas, Ruben - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
% reduction of greenhouse gases emissions in 2050 in France have been identified. We analyze their methodology and the high …
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The Behavioralist Empire and its Enemies: a Comparative Study of Successes and Dissatisfactions in American Political Science
Ponce, Aldo F. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
This paper sheds light on the reasons that explain the dissatisfactions because of the behavioralist dominance within American political science academia. I show how and why the flaws and failures of the behavioralist analysis have created more room for the emergence of alternative approaches or...
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A reason-based theory of rational choice
Dietrich, Franz; List, Christian - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
There is a surprising disconnect between formal rational choice theory and philosophical work on reasons. The one is silent on the role of reasons in rational choices, the other rarely engages with the formal models of decision problems used by social scientists. To bridge this gap, we propose a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421996