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The Impact of Weather Forecasts on Day-Ahead Power Prices
Levin, Noah - 2011
1. Introduction Power industry deregulation and electricity market restructuring, which began in Chile in the 1980s and … Transmission Organizations (RTO) and the development of competitive wholesale power markets. Deregulation also led to the creation … Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and markets operated by ISOs and RTOs. From the start, deregulation …
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Fluctuations and rigidities in local labor markets, part 1: theory and evidence
Clark, Gordon L. - 1983
Cyclical sensitivity in employment, wages, and hours worked are explored with reference to three industries and eleven … dominated by a long-run trend, and firms tend to adjust hours worked and only then employment in the short run. There are …
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A Hicksian model of local labor market turnover and wage determination
Clark, Gordon L. - 1981
Employers have a variety of reasons for attempting to stabilize turnover in their labour force. For example, specific skill requirements, the added costs of training inherent in hiring new workers, and the absolute demand for labour may stimulate firms to minimize labour turnover. One way of...
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Use of a Help-Wanted Index to Assess Marketplace Demand for Ophthalmologists
Nwanze, Chukwuemeka Chinedu - 2008
Over the 26 year study period a consistent increase in the demand for academic ophthalmologists was noted (34% of HWI in 1980 to 74% in 2005). There was also a consistent increase in the demand for specialists (31% of HWI in 1980 to 80% in 2005), especially demand for retina specialists. There...
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Economic Impacts of Geothermal Development in Malheur County, Oregon.
Sifford, Alex; Beale, Kasi - 2009
. Employment impacts of geothermal development follow a pattern similar to the economic impacts. Public service impacts include …
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Geothermal : Economic Impacts of Geothermal Development in Whatcom County, Washington.
Lesser, Jonathan A. - 2009
. Specific impacts may include additional direct employment at the plant, secondary impacts from wage payments being used to …
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Geothermal : Economic Impacts of Geothermal Development in Skamania County, Washington.
Lesser, Jonathan A. - 2009
. Specific impacts may include additional direct employment at the plant, secondary impacts from wage payments being used to …
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How can energy-efficient structures compete in an inefficient energy market
Noll, S. - 2009
The only way resources can be efficiently allocated in our market system is if prices of resources, goods, and services properly reflect their true value to society. However, because of (a) imperfections in the pricing mechanisms that currently influence private-sector decision making; (b) the...
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The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence: Rewarding World-Class Practices
Chakravorty, Satya S.; Atwater, J. Bryan; Herbert, James I. - 2008
Established in 1988, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence recognises organisations in the USA, Mexico and Canada …
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Determinants of the Relations between Transitory Earnings and CEO Cash Compensation in the USA
Asthana, Sharad; Ye, Zhongxia Shelly - 2007
effect). This study has practical implications for regulators, corporations and investors, both in the USA and abroad. …
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