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Foundations for Cooperation in Social Dilemmas
Ahn, Toh-Kyeong - 2001
altruism, and (3) the possibility of sustained mutual cooperation in finitely repeated social dilemmas is affected by the …
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Altruism and Egoism: Measurable by Utility Discount Rates?
Bayer, Stefan - 2000
Wir analysieren im Rahmen der neoklassischen Theorie die Rolle der Nutzendiskontierungsrate als Egoismus- bzw … intergenerationellen Gleichbehandlungspostulat des Utilitarismus Genüge getan. In der Altruismus-Modellierung ergibt sich das methodische … Problem der mehrfachen Berücksichtigung des selben Effektes. Altruismus ist um so stärker ausgeprägt, je geringer die …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475365
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Incorporating Motivational Heterogeneity into Game Theoretic Models of Collective Action
Ahn, Toh-Kyeong; Ostrom, Elinor; Walker, James M. - 2002
across individuals. In the research reported here, we examine two models of heterogeneous utility, linear-altruism and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468400
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Conflicts and Value Trade-Offs in the Management of Common Property: Insights from Land Use Studies in the Australian Sugar Industry
Mallawaarachchi, Thilak - 2001
"Traditionally, benefits of common property arrangements arose from complementarity in resource use, which permitted multiple uses for several users. Today, common property resources (CPRs) represent quasi-public goods, featuring increasing rivalry in consumption. As the domain of uses widens...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468381
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Do social preferences matter in competitive markets?
Heidhues, Paul; Riedel, Frank - 2007
Experimental evidence stresses the importance of so-called social preferences for understanding economic behavior. Social preferences are defined over the entire allocation in a given economic environment, and not just over one's own consumption as is traditionally presumed. We study the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009452535
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TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF THE PNV UNIT UNAN-LEON USING PRODUCTION FUNCTION STOCHASTIC FRONTIER, 2007-2008
Zuniga Gonzalez, Carlos Alberto - 2009
Presented at: NATIONAL AUTONOMUOS UNIVERSITY OF NICARAGUA, LEONINVESTIGATION VICERECTOR, POSTPGRADUATE AND SOCIAL PROJECTION2th SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS¨THE INVESTIGATION A WAY TO THE KNOWLEGE AND DEVELOPMENT¨17 NOVIEMBRE 2009
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Capacity utilisation and profitability: A decomposition of short-run profit efficiency
Coelli, T; Grifell-Tatje, E; Perelman, S - 2002
The principal aim of this paper is to measure the amount by which the profit of a multi-input, multi-output firm deviates from maximum short-run profit, and then to decompose this profit gap into components that are of practical use to managers. In particular, our interest is in the measurement...
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When the Shoe is on the Other Foot: Experimental Evidence on Valuation Disparities
Ackert, Lucy; Church, Bryan K.; Dwyer, Gerald P. - 2007
The method of elicitation has an important effect on valuations. We investigate the effect of perspective on decision makers' elicited values. We conduct experimental sessions in which participants act as sellers or buyers, and replicate the disparity between willingness to accept and...
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Competition and the welfare gains from transportation infrastructure : evidence from the Golden Quadrilateral of India
Asturias, José; García-Santana, Manuel; Ramos, Roberto - 2018
Cada año se invierte una significativa cantidad de recursos en mejorar las infraestructuras de transporte de los países en desarrollo. En este artículo investigamos los efectos de un gran proyecto de este tipo: el Golden Quadrilateral de la India. Para ello, utilizamos un modelo de comercio...
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Labor markets and labor allocative efficiency among farm households in western Kenya
Kamau, Mercy W.; Burger, Kees; Giller, Ken E.; … - 2009
This paper evaluates how efficiently farm households allocate labor between farm and off-farm activities. It estimates farm and off-farm labor supply functions to determine the factorsthat influence labor allocation. Both the shadow wage and the off-farm wage rate are includedas regressors in...
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