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Immigration, unemployment and human-capital acquisition

Lumpe, Christian - 2008

The following dissertation is a collection of four stand-alone research papers. The focus of my research is on the interplay of immigration, native human-capital investment and the resulting consequences for the labour market outcome of natives and necessary implications for the immigration...

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Auction prices and asset allocations of the electronic equity trading system Xetra

Li, Xihao; Wenzelburger, Jan - 2005

This paper formalizes the price and asset allocation mechanism of multi-unit double auctions in Xetra, the electronic equity trading system operated by the German stock exchange. The trading principles are embedded into the classical theory of quantity rationing. The properties of Xetra auctions...

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Two essays on general equilibrium foundation of finance

Siwik, Thomas - 2002

The thesis consists of two essays: "The CAPM -- A General Equilibrium Foundation" and "The Foreign Exchange Rate in Financial Markets".The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) is one of the most successful models for portfolio selection. The utility functions are assumed to depend positively on...

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The Macroecology of Island Floras

Weigelt, Patrick - 2014

Marine Inseln beherbergen einen großen Teil der biologischen Vielfalt unseres Planeten und weisen gleichzeitig einen hohen Anteil endemischer Arten auf. Inselbiota sind allerdings zudem besonders anfällig für anthropogene Einflüsse wie den globalen Klimawandel, Habitatverlust und invasive...

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On Trees and Logs

Cass, David; Pavlova, Anna - 2002

In this paper we critically examine the main workhorse model in asset pricing theory, the Lucas (1978) tree model (LT-Model), extended to include heterogeneous agents and multiple goods, and contrast it to the benchmark model in financial equilibrium theory, the real assets model (RA-Model)....

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Die unsichtbare Hand - und vier Versuche, sie sichtbar zu machen. Eine kritische Analyse der allgemeinen Gleichgewichtstheorie und ausgew?hlter ideengeschichtlicher Vorl?ufer

Hopp, Stefan - 2004

' der allgemeinen Gleichgewichtstheorie nach Arrow und Hahn (1971). Im Mittelpunkt der Untersuchung stehen historische und …

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Signaling and search in humanitarian giving: models of donor and organization behavior in the humanitarian space

Wardell, Clarence L. - 2009

At its core, this dissertation examines the role of information, particularly as it relates to proxies for quality, and how it affects both donor and organization decision processes in the humanitarian space. In Chapter 2 I consider the context of competition within the sub-sector of...

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For sale by owner: When to use a broker and how to price the house

Salant, Stephen W. - 1991

By using a broker, the owner of a house can speed up his search for buyers but must pay a percentage of the sale price as a commission. Nonstationarities inherent in the housing market may make it optimal to market a house “by-owner” at the outset and to retain a broker only if the house...

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Balance of power, certainty and discretion in the franchise relationship: An analysis of contractual terms

Spencer, Elizabeth C. - 2008

Australia is an express factor in determining unconscionability in contract formation and performance. Certainty is essential to … to in making the contract. Discretion, if it is too wide, may no longer represent the true intentions of the parties, but … franchise contract synergistically reinforce these conditions. This paper tests that theory by evaluating balance of power and …

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THE AGE OF CONTRACT AGRICULTURE: CONSEQUENCES OF CONCENTRATION IN INPUT SUPPLY

Harl, Neil E. - 2000

agricultural sector and to institute contract-based production of commodities, have raised questions about the economic position of …

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