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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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Foundations for Cooperation in Social Dilemmas
Ahn, Toh-Kyeong - 2001
-selfish individuals' motivations are best described on a dimension of equity/fairness rather than being thought of as unconditional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468335
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Essays on High Frequency and Behavioral Finance
Rezania, Omid - 2011
The thesis consists of empirical studies on currency market as well as US equity market. A new volatility estimator …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009434556
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Sources of Funding for Australia's Entrepreneurs
Terjesen, Siri A.; Frederick, Howard - 2007
(from Introduction): It is often said that if entrepreneurs are the engines that drive new companies, then financing is the fuel that propels them. The best sources of funding for the newest firms in Australia are bootstrapping (creative ways of launching a business), informal investment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437664
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Inter-sectoral Water Use in South Africa: Efficiency Versus Equity
Juana, James S.; Kirsten, Johann F.; Strzepek, Kenneth M. - 2006
While water supply sources are dwindling in South Africa, the demand for the scarce water resource is increasing. This situation requires a switch from supply to demand management of water in the country. The study updates the 1999 social accounting matrix for South Africa, using the Trade and...
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Globalization Equity and Justice in Small Nation States
Jolly, Curtis M.; Bayard, Budry; Ligeon, Carel; Keelfe, … - 2007
The effects of globalization on smaller nation Caribbean states have not been thoroughly examined, and the trade performance of these states has not been evaluated since the WTO came into existence. In this paper, we report on a study that conducted a comparative analysis of selected Caribbean...
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Private Wage Returns to Schooling in Nigeria: 1996-1999
Aromolaran, Adebayo B. - 2002
In the last two decades, primary and secondary school enrollment rates have declined in Nigeria while enrollment rates in post-secondary school have increased. This paper estimates from the General Household Survey for Nigeria the private returns to schooling associated with levels of...
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How Do Economists Really Think About the Environment?
Fullerton, Don; Stavins, Robert N. - 1998
On a topic like the environment, communication among scholars from different disciplines in the natural and social sciences is both important and difficult, but such communication has been far from perfect. Economists themselves may have contributed to some rather fundamental misunderstandings...
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Credibility of Collective Brand as a Source of Equity: An Empirical Application for Spanish Wine Market
Dopico, Domingo Calvo; Blazquez, F.; Tudoran, A. - 2009
evident in the wine market. To solve thisissue, Signalling Theory has investigated the variables used by consumers to infer … of view, the mostreliable signal is the brand. Due to the territory image was earning more and more equity; an …
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Incentives for Residential Water Conservation: Water Price, Revenue, and Consumer Equity in Florida
Rawls, Colin; Borisova, Tatiana; Berg, Sanford; … - 2010
Economic theory suggests that price incentives can be used to encourage water conservation in residential consumers … structure effects revenue variability. And, the third is to analyze the impact of different rate structures on consumer equity … three results suggest that customer equity is not adversely affected by conservation rates. When divided into income groups …
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