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Ciaian, Pavel; Kancs, d'Artis; Pokrivcak, Jan - 2008

The present study examines factor contentin the CEE transition country agricultural trade.However, deviating from the traditional approach, wedo not test the HOV prediction. Instead, we examine thetheoretical predictions that relate the factor content ofinternational trade to cross-country...

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SETTING EFFICIENT INCENTIVES FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH: LESSONS FROM PRINCIPAL-AGENT THEORY II

Huffman, Wallace E.; Just, Richard E. - 1999

This paper presents one of the first systematic treatments of economic incentives in the management of academic research and major inefficiencies in common funding mechanisms. Building on well-known but unusual attributes of research whereby the research payoff is only the "best" of...

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Discussion of Bonus and Malus in Principal Agent Relations with Fixed Pay and Real Effort

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Dictators and Their Viziers: Agency Problems in Dictatorships

Egorov, Georgy; Sonin, Konstantin - 2005

The possibility of treason by a close associate has been a nightmare of most dictators throughout history. Better informed viziers are also better able to discriminate among potential plotters, and this makes them more risky subordinates for the dictator. To avoid this, dictators, especially...

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Performance-Studie deutscher Familienunternehmen

Leiber, Marietta Kersten - 2008

Die Arbeit untersucht die Performance von Familienunternehmen im Rahmen einer empirischen Studie anhand von 892 Datens?tzen aus den Jahren 2004 und 1999. Die heterogene Stichprobe besteht aus deutschen Unternehmen des verarbeitenden Gewerbes unabh?ngig von Rechtsform, B?rsennotierung und...

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Contractual Relationships in the Absence of Formal Enforcement: Experimental Evidence from Germany and Kenya

Kunte, Sebastian - 2015

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METHODS OF CALCULATING THE COSTS IN THE ROMANIAN MINING ENTERPRISES

Trifoi, Ion Gigi; Dumbrava, Partenie - 2007

calculation method. In this sense, we could choose between the synthetic calculation methods using a single expense-bearer and … analytical calculation methods implying the utilization of two or more expense-bearers and able to provide several necessary …, calculation methods can be grouped into two categories - calculation methods with a single objective and determining the unitary …

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Accounting for Heterogeneity in Hedging Behavior: Comparing & Evaluating Grouping Methods

Pennings, Joost M.E.; Garcia, Philip; Irwin, Scott H. - 2011

evaluate the grouping methods in a hedging framework by assessing their ability to reflect relationships consistent with theory …

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Alternative seasonal adjustment methods for aggregate Irish macroeconomic data

McCarthy, Colm; Lawlor, John - 2005

Three distinct strands can be identified in the literature on seasonality. Economists have long been interested in removing high-frequency "noise" from individual economic time series, or "deseasonalizing the data" in common parlance. The second strand, on which an extensive technical literature...

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Viešojo sektoriaus institucijų strateginio planavimo sprendimai

Tunčikienė, Živilė - 2007

Disertacinio darbo aktualumas. Didėjanti rinkų liberalizacija, tolimiausių valstybių sienas peržengusi konkurencija, socialinė ir ekonominė pasaulio diferenciacija ir t. t. - XXI amžiaus veiksniai, keliantys naujų iššūkių ne tik verslo, bet ir viešajam sektoriui. Vis tvirčiau...

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