Using a simple analytical model incorporating benefits of a stock, costs of adjusting the stock, and uncertainty in costs, we uncover several important principles governing the choice of price-based policies (e.g., taxes) relative to quantity-based policies (e.g., tradable permits) for...

La consecución de un modelo de crecimiento sostenible desde el punto de vista medioambiental, el desarrollo de las energías renovables o la adopción de medidas de eficiencia energética son hoy cuestiones fundamentales en el análisis económico y forman parte sustancial del debate público....

Principal topic: Is habitual entrepreneurship different? Answering this is important to the field, however there is little systematic evidence, thus far. We addresses this by examining the role experience plays at three possible points of difference: motivations, actions and expectations; and by...

The market share of online purchasing is under two percent of total retailspending, which provides an indication that consumers have been slow to adoptonline purchasing. Previous research has shown that consumers perceive risksassociated with purchasing online and these perceptions are likely to...

A highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza (AI) has been confirmed in 420human cases and has caused 257 deaths in the world starting from 2003. Usingface-to-face interviews, our data were collected by utilizing a stratified samplingscheme following the distribution of gender and age in...

This paper presents the results of an empirical investigation concerning the approaches adopted by Italian companies in dealing with information security issues. Such results are compared to an ideal, integrated information system planning approach where information needs and risk management are...

This paper provides an original theoretical framework to better understand the raise of private quality standards in agrifood chains. Reasons for the development and conditions for the effectivenessof private quality standards are identified, by investigating firms’ strategic behaviour and,...

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A large body of literature studies the issues of the option price and other ex-antewelfare measures under the microeconomic theory to valuate reductions of risks inherentin environment and human health. However, it does not offer a careful discussion of howto estimate risk reduction values using...