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Rice Trade Policies and Their Implications for Food Security
Durand-Morat, Alvaro; Wailes, Eric J. - 2011
There is a strong linkage between the behavior of the rice market and the state of food security inmany regions around … the world, particularly in Asia, as made evident in the 2007-08 commoditycrisis. Rice is a staple for the majority of the …, “it is impossible toimprove food security in the short run or long run without providing adequate supplies of rice thatare …
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Emission Permits Trade of Carbon Based on the Game Theory of Double Auction
Liu, Na; He, Jixin; Hou, Ning; Gu, Kaiping - 2009
As the world's largest carbon resources country with relatively great carbon emission, China in has just started its carbon trade. China is only a passive participant in international carbon trading market, rarely participating in the project of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Therefore,...
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Strategic Behavior on Financial Markets
Kannai, Yakar; Rosenmüller, Joachim - 2003
We discuss the strategic behavior of agents on a financial market in the presence of a central bank which is borrowing and lending money.
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An investigation into Braess' paradox
Bloy, Leslie Arthur Keith - 2007
Braess' paradox is a counter-intuitive phenomenon which can occur in congesting networks.It refers to those cases where the introduction of a new link in the network results in thetotal travel time on the network increasing.The dissertation starts by introducing the traffic assignment problem...
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Restrições comerciais ao complexo de soja brasileiro: estudo dos impactos dos subsídios dos Estados Unidos
Besarria, Cassio da Nobrega; Maia, Sinezio Fernandes - 2010
This study objective at investigating the Brazilian soybean complex in the period 1990 to 2006, using the theoretical model of Brander-Spencer (1984) and the instrument of strategies based on game theory. The methodology used to estimate the payoffs of the game between Brazil and the United...
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Online consumer-to-consumer communication networks : an economic exploration of their formation and value
Harmsen-van Hout, Maria [Marjolein] Juliëtte Wilhelmina - 2009
Online Consumer-to-Consumer Communication Networks are characterized by informational and social benefits as well as time and effort costs for participants. Therefore, this dissertation takes an economic perspective on the network formation process as a determinant of value for consumers and...
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Simulation der langfristigen Entwicklung des europäischen Elektrizitätsmarktes
Paulun, Tobias - 2009
Mit der Liberalisierung des europäischen Marktes für elektrische Energie haben sich die Randbedingungen für alle in diesem Markt tätigen Unternehmen grundlegend verändert. Um das langfristige Ziel eines europäischen Binnenmarktes zu erreichen, sind erhebliche Eingriffe in die unter...
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Risk, Behavior and Evolution
Netzer, Nick - 2007
Diese Doktorarbeit besteht aus vier eigenständigen Forschungsarbeiten, die in der Zeit von Oktober 2004 bis Oktober 2007 geschrieben wurden, während ich Teilnehmer am "Doctoral Programme in Quantitative Economics and Finance" an der Universität Konstanz war. Meine Forschungsinteressen...
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Strategic Misrepresentation of Information : Implications of Biased and Diverse Information in Capital Markets
Kleinert, Martin - 2006
Today's predominant disclosure philosophy calls for the fulldisclosure of all decision relevant information bycompanies. More publicly available information, theargument goes, limits the adverse selection problem by reducinginformation asymmetry among heterogeneous investors. Thus, theliquidity...
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Network Formation and International Trade
Jorzik, Nathalie - 2009
Die Gründung des GATT Abkommens im Jahr 1947 sowie die Welthandelsorganisation führten zu weltweiten Zollsenkung. Seit deren Gründung haben sich mehr als 150 Länder innerhalb von acht Verhandlungsrunden auf Zollsenkungen von durchschnittlich 40% auf nunmehr 4% geeinigt.Hauptsäule der WTO...
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