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Theorie der markovschen Abfertigungsprozesse und deterministisches Chaos
Völker, Diana - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009449676
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A Bayesian Approach To Imposing Curvature On Distance Functions
O'Donnell, Chris; Coelli, Tim J. - 2003
constraints implied by economic theory, leading to estimated elasticities and shadow prices that are incorrectly signed, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009448063
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Statistical Properties of Generalized Method-of-Moments Estimators of Structural Parameters Obtained from Financial Market Data
Tauchen, George - 1986
The article examines the properties of generalized method of moments GMM estimators of utility function parameters. The research strategy is to apply the GMM procedure to generated data on asset returns from stochastic exchange economies; discrete methods and Markov chain models are used to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475496
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'Online' monitoring and retrospective analysis of hospital outcomes based on a scan statistic
Ismail, Noor A.; Pettitt, Anthony N.; Webster, Ronald A. - 2003
theory. The main objective of this study is to provide a statistical technique to assist hospital sta in deciding whether the … data and apply the theory to monitor the occurrence of orthopaedic wound infection and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483439
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Portfolio optimization with risk constraints
Gandy, Ralf - 2005
In dieser Arbeit setzen wir uns mit den Auswirkungen von Risikobeschränkungen auf das optimale Verhalten eines Investors auseinander, welcher versucht, den erwarteten Endnutzen zu einem festgelegten Zeitpunkt zu maximieren. Dazu kann er ein vorgegebenes Anfangsvermögen in einem Markt...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009462193
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Distributing the Benefits from the Commons
Silvestre, Joaquim - 1993
"The common-property literature has often focused on the question of efficiency. Here we consider distributional issues instead. How should the benefits of the commons (say, a fishery) be distributed? We approach the question from the viewpoint of ownership rather than income redistribution. "A...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468330
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Foundations for Cooperation in Social Dilemmas
Ahn, Toh-Kyeong - 2001
"Institutional approaches to social dilemmas have so far focused on how to create incentive structures that channel individuals' behavior into socially desirable outcomes assuming that everyone is selfish. However, the presumption of universal selfishness is not only empirically invalid but may...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468335
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Appropriation Externalities in the Commons: Theory and Experimental Evidence
Herr, Andrew - 1996
of the commons.' This dissertation combines the tools of game theory and experimental methods to gain a broader …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468337
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Essays on Individual Behavior in Social Dilemma Environments: An Experimental Analysis
Dudley, Dean - 1993
"In this study, individual level behavior is investigated in the context of computer assisted voluntary contribution mechanism public good (VCM) provision experiments and common pool resource (CPR) appropriation experiments. Previous studies of these environments have concentrated on aggregate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468340
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Salience and Its Implications for Common-Pool Resource Management in Scotland: A Tragedy of a Different Kind?
Brown, Katrina Myrvang; Slee, Bill - 2002
"In past contributions to CPR theory, the issue of salience/dependence on a resource has been flagged up as a one of a … high. However, cases do exist of CPRs in which this assumption does not hold, and consequently, related theory proves to be … into question the possibility and utility of constructing a coherent CPR meta-theory." …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468341