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Rent-Seeking, Institutions and Reforms In Africa : Theory and Empirical Evidence for Tanzania
Fischer, Pius V. (contributor) - 2006
This volume identifies rent-seeking behavior as a primary cause of poor economic performance in many places, particulary Africa. The book presents a detailed empirical study of rent-seeking within the civil service, parastatal sector, and business community in Tanzania. It quantifies and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013520834
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Knowledge Capture in Financial Regulation : Data-, Information- and Knowledge-Asymmetries in the US Financial Crisis
Becker, Eva - 2016
Narratives of the Global Financial Crisis -- Multi-Level Complexity: The 21st Century Financial System -- US Policy Responses to the Crisis -- Knowledge Asymmetries and the Idea of Knowledge-Based Regulation -- Knowledge Capture in Financial Regulation: A Theoretic Framework.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014019742
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Interessengeleitete Unternehmensbewertung : Ein ökonomisch-soziologischer Zugang zu einem neuen Objektivismusstreit
Quill, Tobias - 2016
Die Unternehmensbewertung im Wirkungsbereich von Interessengruppen -- Die Geschichte der Unternehmensbewertung -- Der Objektivismusstreit der modernen Bewertungslehre -- Der moderne Objektivismusstreit im Lichte der Interessentheorie -- Die Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse und ein Ausblick.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014020563
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Olfaktorische Reize in der Markenkommunikation : Theoretische Grundlagen und empirische Erkenntnisse zum Einsatz von Düften
Rempel, Jan Eric (contributor) - 2006
Problemstellung — Olfaktorik als vernachlässigte Modalität zum Aufbau und zur Stärkung von Marken -- Theoretischer Rahmen — Einbindung olfaktorischer Reize in die Markenkommunikation -- Empirischer Teil — Wirkungen der Integration von olfaktorischen Reizen in die Kommunikation des...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013516880
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Politiker-Compliance als Zielgröße des Lobbying : Konzeptualisierung, Messung und Determinanten
Eckardt, Sabine - 2011
Interessengruppen sehen sich einer steigenden Anzahl an konkurrierenden Gruppen und Professionalisierungstendenzen im Lobbying gegenüber. Für Lobbyisten besteht daher ein erheblicher Bedarf, ihre Einflussversuche besser auszugestalten und den Erfolg ihrer Kommunikation messbar zu machen. Um...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014015391
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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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Endogenous Public Policy and Contests
Epstein, Gil S. (contributor); Nitsan, Shemuʾel (contributor) - 2007
contest theory as the basic methodology and clarifies the fundamental parameters that determine the behavior of the government … the determination of public policy. Applying strategic contest theory as the basic methodology, it clarifies the …, the contest success function, the stakes of the interest groups and their characteristics. The analysis focuses on th …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013520715
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A Primer on Nonmarket Valuation
Brown, Thomas C. (ed.); Boyle, Kevin J. (ed.) - 2017 - 2nd ed. 2017
This is a practical book with clear descriptions of the most commonly used nonmarket methods. The first chapters of the book provide the context and theoretical foundation of nonmarket valuation along with a discussion of data collection procedures. The middle chapters describe the major stated-...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397471
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The Theory of Externalities and Public Goods : Essays in Memory of Richard C. Cornes
Buchholz, Wolfgang (ed.); Rübbelke, Dirk (ed.) - 2017
This state-of-the art collection of papers analyses various aspects of the theory of externalities and public goods. The contributions employ new analytical techniques like the aggregative game approach, and discuss the philosophical underpinnings of the theory. Furthermore, they highlight a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397834
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On Collective Goods, Voluntary Contributions, and Fundraising
Kotzebue, Alexander von - 2014
Collective Goods, Voluntary Contributions, and Intermediation: A Literature Survey -- A Theoretical Approach to Strategic Donor-Fundraiser Interaction -- An Empirical Investigation of Donor-Fundraiser Interaction.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014017125