"This theme paper focuses on political institutions and their effects on social choice. Institutions are argued to play a mediating rolebetween the preferences of individuals and social choices. In addition to playing an endogenous role in molding and channeling preferences, institutions...

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

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...

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...

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...

This thesis develops an equilibrium framework for strategic exercise of geographical market entry option. The theoretical model analyses the impact of asymmetries of the competing firms such as follower entry barrier and asymmetric profitability on the optimal market entry timing and firm...

In the context of continuous droughts, the search for alternative water sources and increasingenvironmental restrictions on discharge of treated wastewater into natural water bodies, treatedwastewater recycling offers a potential solution. In this paper the methods needed to assess thequestions...