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Liessem, Verena - 2003

The thesis studies the potential of incentive contracts for politicians using game-theoretic methods. Supplementing the … election mechanism with these contracts is a new idea to make politicians more accountable. Two types of incentive contracts … enhance the accountability of politicians and to increase social welfare. …

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"He won't wear it , Mr Kelty" : ACTU turn down government's tax/wage deal [picture] /

Pryor, Geoff - 1984

Title devised by cataloguer.; Published in the Canberra Times on 10 February 1989.; Part of the Pryor collection of cartoons and drawings.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3998497. In the face of strong opposition from left-wing union...

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[Chickens with heads of government and shadow ministers; Malcolm Fraser, Doug Anthony, John Howard, Bob Hawke, Bill Hayden] [picture] /

Pryor, Geoff - 1982

Title devised by cataloguer.; Published in the Canberra Times on 16 November 1982.; Part of the Pryor collection of cartoons and drawings. In response to the problem of growing unemployment, the Fraser Government calls a special premiers' conference to seek a 12 month wage freeze in both the...

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"Hear the rumour - Keating has resigned" [Paul Keating] [picture] /

Pryor, Geoff - 1986

Title devised by cataloguer.; Published in the Canberra Times on 6 July 1986.; Part of the Pryor collection of cartoons and drawings. The Sunday cartoon panel: 1. The Australian dollar falls to all-time lows, much to the discomfort of Treasurer Paul Keating. 2. In an uncomfortable beginning to...

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The grand old squire of Nareen, he had a band of men. He marched them up to the top of the hill, and he marched them down again [Malcolm Fraser, Phillip Lynch, John Howard, Ian Sin...

Pryor, Geoff - 1981

Title devised by cataloguer.; Published in the Canberra Times on 13 August 1981.; Part of the Pryor collection of cartoons and drawings. Talks between the Fraser government and the ACTU on wage moderation seem headed towards the rocks when concessions sought by the ACTU on tax, health charges...

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Evaluation of errors in national energy forecasts

Sakva, Denys - 2005

Energy forecasts are widely used by the U.S. government, politicians, think tanks,and utility companies. While short …

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Essays on corruption

Tarhan, Simge - 2009

-selection of Politicians and Corruption," I, together with my coauthor Evsen Turkay, build a citizen-candidate model, in which … politicians' salaries, entrepreneurial profits and campaigning costs, on the equilibrium outcome. …

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Outsourcing and Insourcing Jobs in the U.S. Economy: An Overview of Evidence Based on Foreign Investment Data

Jackson, James K.; Foreign Affairs, Defense - 2008

losses have disproportionately negative impact on local communities. Economists generally argue that free and unimpeded …

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Perils of simplistic classifications of universities : a preliminary case study of economic departments

Gangopadhyay, Partha; Gangopadhyay, Renu - University of Western Sydney; College of Law and Business; … - 2005

Universities represent a highly complex organizational structure that is beset with serious informational problems. A simplistic allocation rule based on university rankings is sometimes applied to fund disciplines/departments in order to promote efficiency. This study shows the pitfalls of...

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The incoherent emperor : a heterodox critique of neoclassical microeconomic theory

Lee, Frederic S.; Keen, Steve - University of Western Sydney; College of Law and Business; … - 2004

It is somewhat common for heterodox economists to come to the defense of neoclassical microeconomic theory. This is due … to many reasons, but perhaps the commonest one is ignorance. It seems that most heterodox economists are not aware of the …

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