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Applied quantile regression: microeconometric, financial, and environmental analyses
Schulze, Niels - 2004
In 1978, Roger Koenker and Gilbert Bassett, Jr. introduced a new econometric estimation method and entitled it quantile regression. Since then, many subsequent authors have elaborated and extended the underlying theoretical framework. Other contributions have successfully applied the procedure...
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Where is the Market? Three Econometric Approaches to Measure Contributions to Price Discovery
Peter, Franziska Julia - 2011
Measuring the contribution of different markets to the price discovery process of a common asset has been the subject of many research studies in the last decade. In particular the newly developed derivatives markets have given rise to an increasing number of empirical studies examining the...
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The Economics of Environmental Crime : Theoretical Aspects and Econometric Investigations
Almer, Christian Alexander - 2009
environmental crime rates. With a view to validating the economic theory of crime, there is clear evidence that the "calculus of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476185
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Germany as an Immigration Country : Empirical Evidence
Fertig, Michael - 2002
Germany has been an immigration country for more than 30 years now, although many politicians claim the opposite and many people in Germany are inclined to agree with their assessment. However, it is the actual experience with immigration, and not what people would like to experience, which...
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Technology, Firm Performance and Market Structure
Schmidt-Ehmcke, Jens - 2009
In an increasingly competitive environment, firms have to optimally adjust both their allocation of input factors and their technology portfolio. The latter determines economies of scope and scale in future research and production. The aim of this dissertation is to achieve better insight into...
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14.661 Labor Economics I, Fall 2006
Pischke, Jorn-Steffen; Angrist, Joshua - 2006
Neoclassical analysis of the labor market and its institutions. A systematic development of the theory of labor supply …
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DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOREIGN TRADE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE HUNGARIAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SECTOR
Medina, Viktor - 2008
results of the study that the fruit and vegetable sector is competitive;however, its competitiveness is decreasing each year … can no longer really speak of a competitive advantage in the case of fresh fruit. The main explanation for this is the … advantageousto fruit and vegetable production, exploitation of which could also play a vital role in the employment of the rural …
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[Technical assistance to North Carolina industries]. Final CRADA report for CRADA Number Y-1293-0231
Barnes, A.A. - 2009
The purpose of this CRADA was to provide a mechanism whereby private sector companies within the State of North Carolina could access the vast technological resources available at the Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc., facilities in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This assistance was focused on...
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Demand Management Strategies of North Carolina Public Water Systems
Childs, Rush - 2008
The traditional approach to water resources management in the Southeastern United States does not take full advantage of economic tools for managing scarcity. It fails to prevent economically inefficient uses of water, imposes additional costs to downstream users, and degrades the natural...
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Electric Utility Decoupling in North Carolina: Removing Disincentives for Energy Efficiency
Watson, Elizabeth - 2010
North Carolina’s demand for electricity will grow at approximately 1.1% annually through 2035. That could mean an additional yearly demand of 39 million megawatt hours (MWh) by 2035, enough to power 2.9 million North Carolina households. If residents paid the current rate for that additional...
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