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Incentive Compatibility and Efficiency in the Contractual Insurer-Provider Relationship - Economic Theory and Practical Implications: The Case of North Carolina
Schmid, Andreas - 2007
eignet. Ein Exkurs zum amerikanischen Gesundheitswesen vermittelt dem Leser den n?tigen Hintergrund. Eine kritische …
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Development and Gender Inequality ; Development and Gender Inequality
Lamanna, Francesca - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010353250
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Bootstrap Markov chain Monte Carlo and optimal solutions for the Law of Categorical Judgment (Corrected)
Kochanski, Greg P; Rosner, Burton S. - 2010
A novel procedure is described for accelerating the convergence of Markov chain Monte Carlo computations. The algorithm uses an adaptive bootstrap technique to generate candidate steps in the Markov Chain. It is efficient for symmetric, convex probability distributions, similar to multivariate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441534
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Risk Preferences Beyond Expected Utility Theory: Theoretical and Experimental Approaches
R?ger, Maximilian - 2011
subjects concerning their intensity of risk aversion is conducted. Chapter 4 describes an experimental measurement of higher …-order risk preferences. In order to assess whether risk preferences differ for decisions over gains and losses the experiment was … experimentellen Messung der Intensit?t von Risikoaversion vor. Diese Methode basiert auf etablierten theoretischen Konzepten der …
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The district health information system (DHIS) as the support machanism for strengthening the health care system
Van den Bergh, Christa - 2009
The purpose of this study was to show how information from the District Health Information System can be used to empower managers to make evidence-based decisions that will strengthen the health care system to reduce the under-five mortality rate.A quantitative, contextual, exploratory...
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Innovationsprozesse in der Medizintechnik in Deutschland
Plagens, Manfred - 2001
Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit Innovationsprozessen der medizintechnischen Industrie in Deutschland am Beispiel der bildgebenden Verfahren. Einen geeigneten Analyserahmen, um die komplexen Verflechtungen und Erfolgs-determinanten zu erfassen, bietet der Clusteransatz Michael Porters. Der...
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DIAGNÓSTICO SÓCIO-ECONÔMICO E IMPLANTAÇÃO DE ARRANJO PRODUTIVO LOCAL (APL) DA BANANA ORGÂNICA NO RIO DE JANEIRO
Pereira, Paulo Rodrigues Fernandes; Lima, Luiz Carlos … - 2008
O agronegócio do Leite desempenha um papel importante dentro do setor agropecuário; todavia, tem sofrido os efeitos das diversas políticas macroeconômicas e setoriais. De forma semelhante, o agronegócio do leite tem relevância para o estado de Rondônia. A característica da produção no...
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A Decision Model for Natural Oil Buying Policy under Uncertainty
Poojari, C A; Lucas, C A; Mitra, G - 2004
A manufacturer, in a fast moving consumer goods industry, buys Nat-ural oils from a number of oil suppliers world-wide. The prices of theseoils are the major raw material cost in producing the consumer goods,which are also sold world-wide. The volatility in the international pricesof the Natural...
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Is there a role for transaction cost economics if we view firms as complex adaptive systems?
Foster, J. - 2000
, which deals with decision making in contexts that are presumed to be simple and, therefore, disconnected from complex …
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An Evaluation of American Companies that Outsource Manufacturing to China: Decision-Making and Performance
Favreau, Michael Kenyon 1980- - 2007
when it is not necessarily the best decision. The question then arises and becomes the purpose of this study: How does a … company decide if offshore outsourcing is the right decision and, if so, how do they do it properly?The purpose of this …
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