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An integrated assessment framework for water resources management : a DSS tool and a pilot study application
Giupponi, Carlo; Mysiak, Jaroslaw; Fassio, Anita - 2004
Decision making for the management of water resources is a complex and difficult task. This is due to the complex socio … intricate legislative framework. Several Decision Support Systems have been developed but very few have indeed proved to be … effective and truly operational. MULINO (Multisectoral, Integrated and Operational Decision Support System for Sustainable Use …
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Collective reputation, entry and minimum quality standard
Rouvière, Elodie (contributor);  … - 2008
This article deals with the issue of entry into an industry where firms share a collective reputation. First, we show that free entry is not socially optimal; there is a need for regulation through the imposition of a minimum quality standard. Second, we argue that a minimum quality standard can...
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Quality management system and firm performance in an emerging economy : the case of Colombian manufacturing industries : prepared for the Institutions for Development Department by...
Gallego, Juan Miguel; Gutiérrez Urdaneta, Luis H. - 2017
Over one million firms around the world have adopted a Quality Management System (QMS) that conforms to ISO 9001 certification in 2015 and recent figures show that certifications have rapidly increased in emerging economies. ISO 9001 is considered a signal of high quality for products or...
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Inequalities under ambiguity
Caferra, Rocco; Morone, Andrea; Morone, Piergiuseppe - 2024
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Categorization and coordination
Daskalova, Vessela; Vriend, Nicolaas J. - 2014
The use of coarse categories is prevalent in various situations and has been linked to biased economic outcomes, ranging from discrimination against minorities to empirical anomalies in financial markets. In this paper we study economic rationales for categorizing coarsely. We think of the way...
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Towards an analytical strategic environmental assessment : the ANSEA network
Jiliberto Herrera, Rodrigo; Alvarez-Arenas, Manuel; … - 2002
The objective of the Analytical Strategic Environmental Assessment method is to provide a complementary and decision …-centred approach to the SEA process. The focus is to evaluate the decision-making process instead of the quantitative output of an … assessment. Thus, the project provides a methodology and the relevant tools to analyse and assess the decision-making process of …
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Towards a modelling process for simulating socio-ecosystems with a focus on climate change adaptation
Cornacchia, Federico; Martínez-Hernández, Alberto Gabino - 2023
should have as their ultimate ambition that of supporting decision-making processes. Yet, the connection with decision … provide insights to economic valuations to support decision-making processes for a different range of sectors emerges … to decision support. …
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Random encounters and information diffusion about product quality
Gabszewicz, Jean Jaskold; Marini, Marco; Zanaj, Skerdilajda - 2021
This paper explores how social interactions among consumers shape markets. In a two-country model, consumers meet and exchange information about the quality of the goods. As information spreads, the demands evolve, affecting the prices and quantities manufactured by profit-maximizing firms. We...
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The local effects of an innovation : evidence from the French fish market
Gobillon, Laurent; Wolff, François-Charles - 2017
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On the competitiveness effects of quality labels : evidence from the French cheese industry
Duvaleix-Treguer, Sabine; Emlinger, Charlotte; Gaigné, Carl - 2018
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