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Analyzing the effect of parameter uncertainty in market response models on the solution of marketing allocation problems
Werkmeister, Marc - 2005
estimation accuracy on the solution of marketing allocation problems conditional on the number of observations. Is there a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009450182
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Schooling, Capital Constraints and Entrepreneurial Performance
Praag, C.M. van; Parker, S.C. - 2004
To what extent is the performance of a small business venture, once started, affected by capital constraints at the time of inception and by the business founder's investment in human capital? We attempt to answer this question taking into account the potential endogeneity of human and financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009460015
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Essays on the Impact of Regulation Policies
Krasteva, Silvana Simeonova - 2009
existing theoretical literature on innovation and entrepreneurship. It summarizes some of the main findings of the effect of … various means of protecting intellectual property on the innovation incentives and the level of entrepreneurship activity. A …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475469
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Role Model Performance Effects on Development of Entrepreneurial Career Preference
Scherer, Robert F.; Adams, Janet S.; Carley, Susan; … - 1989
Critics of the trait approach to the study of entrepreneurship have called for adaptation of theory from other … entrepreneurial career preference is developed. Social Learning Theory was used to investigate the link between a parent role model …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009459060
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RISK AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN AGRICULTURE: HOW INCOME SHOCKS INFLUENCE FARM SIZE
Roberts, Michael J.; Key, Nigel D. - 2002
Farm-level Census data and county-level income shock data reveal that past unexpected income shocks affect the rate of change in average farm size. Average farm size increases more quickly in counties experiencing negative income shocks as compared to counties experiencing positive income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442878
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MARKET IMPERFECTIONS AND CLASS STRUCTURE: THE CASE OF SOUTH AFRICA
Lovo, Stefania - 2008
Land and market imperfections shape the organization of agricultural production and lead to differentproduction regimes within rural farm households in South Africa. This paper presents a theoretical modelto explain the presence of three main households groups (classes) determined on the basis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443206
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An Innovative Methodology for Allocating Reliability and Cost in a Lunar Exploration Architecture
Young, David Anthony - 2007
In January 2005, President Bush announced the Vision for Space Exploration. This vision involved a progressive expansion of human capabilities beyond Low Earth Orbit beginning with a return to the moon no later than 2020. Current design processes utilized to meet this vision employ performance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475958
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Nueva asignación de Derechos Especiales de Giro
Pérez Álvarez, Manuel A.
en el marco del comercio internacional. ; In August 2021, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) made a new allocation of … international capital markets. The new allocation is likely to boost SDR transactions given its large amount, the urgent need for … funds in some countries and the experience of the 2009 allocation. This paper explains the characteristics of the use of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012813209
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New allocation of Special Drawing Rights
Pérez Álvarez, Manuel A.
en el marco del comercio internacional. ; In August 2021, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) made a new allocation of … international capital markets. The new allocation is likely to boost SDR transactions given its large amount, the urgent need for … funds in some countries and the experience of the 2009 allocation. This paper explains the characteristics of the use of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012816891
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Economics of Wastewater Treatment and Recycling: An Investigation of Conceptual Issues
Devi, Mekala Gayathri; Davidson, Brian; Boland, Anne-Maree - 2007
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...
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