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Prediction or Prophecy? : The Boundaries of Economic Foreknowledge and Their Socio-Political Consequences
Betz, Gregor (contributor) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013520790
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Vermeidung des Earnings Management der Umsatzerlöse : Eine ökonomische Analyse der internationalen Rechnungslegungsnormen
Herold, Christian (contributor) - 2006
Aus den beträchtlichen Reaktionen des Kapitalmarkts auf Veränderungen der Umsatzerlöse von Unternehmen ergibt sich - auch aus ökonomischer Sicht - die Forderung, die einschlägigen Rechnungslegungsnormen manipulationsresistent zu gestalten. Christian Herold untersucht, unter welchen...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013516559
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Dealing with Real-World Complexity : Limits, Enhancements and New Approaches for Policy Makers
Hürlimann, Mark - 2009
The increasing complexity of our environment, the globalization of diverse business processes and their intercultural embedment create challenges, higher risks and hence interdependency between a growing number of participants. This is undoubtedly reflected in the current financial crisis and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013521167
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Bounded Rationality and Public Policy : A Perspective from Behavioural Economics
Munro, Alistair (contributor) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013521186
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Decision-Making in Committees : Game-Theoretic Analysis
Maaser, Nicola - 2010
Political and economic institutions are typically governed by committees that face the challenge to reconcile the preferences of their members. How should decision rules be designed to generate fair and sustainable agreements, for example if committee members represent groups of different sizes?...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013521312
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Designing Democracy : Ideas for Better Rules
Gersbach, Hans (contributor) - 2005
This book presents a number of ideas for drawing up new rules to improve the functioning of democracies. The first part examines ways of combining incentive contracts with democratic elections. Such a judicious combination can alleviate a wide range of political failures without impairing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013520466
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Reality lost : markets of attention, misinformation and manipulation
Hendricks, Vincent F.; Vestergaard, Mads - 2019
Manipulation is an analysis by philosophers Vincent F. Hendricks and Mads Vestergaard of the nuts and bolts of the information …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012395990
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Fauler Zahlenzauber : Fiktionen über Fakten in Wirtschaft und Management
Rust, Holger - 2014
Schwärmerisches Bauchgefühl: Vorsicht: „Intuition“. Was wirklich hinter dem Bauchgefühl steckt -- Best-Practice-Falle und Survivership-Bias -- Warum es besser sein soll, nichts im Lotto zu gewinnen als 30.000 Euro -- Was möglich ist, ist auch real: Infiniter Regress und infinite...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014017554
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The Palgrave Handbook on the Economics of Manipulation in Sport
Breuer, Markus (ed.); Forrest, David (ed.) - 2018
1. Introduction (Markus Breuer, David Forrest) -- 2. Different Types of Manipulation in Sport (Wladimir Andreff) -- 3 …. The impact of manipulation on the global demand for sport (Marcus Harms, Sebastian Kaiser-Jovy) -- 4. Trends in … Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Countering the Manipulation of Sport (Ian Blackshaw) -- 13. Governance in Sports Organisations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014019125
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Shifting Capital : Mercantilism and the Economics of the Act of Union of 1707
Ramos, Aida - 2018
When the Act of Union was passed in 1707, Scottish parliament was dissolved and the nation’s capital became London. While the general public balked at the perceived unfairness of the treaty, the majority of Scottish ministers seemed satisfied with its terms. This book offers an explanation of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397007