Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 89
Cover Image
The Organization of Education
Eisenkopf, Gerald - 2007
.Chapter four discusses the impact of ability grouping in secondary educationon student incentives. Education provides a signal on … unobservable abilityfor employers and improves productivity after education. Selection setsbetter incentives in primary education … (Gesamtschulen) hat die erworbeneQualifikation aber eine höhere Signalwirkung. Deswegen haben die Schülerauch einen höheren Anreiz …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471898
Cover Image
Economic internationalisation and the distribution of income : a comparison of the cases of Germany and the U.S.
Wacker, Ulrich - 2002
This study compares the effects of economic internationalisation on the functional distribution of labour income in the U.S.and Germany. The benchmark for assessing the empirical analyses theoretically is the general equilibrium framework ofinternational trade theory. Focusing on general...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471731
Cover Image
Nudgitize me! A behavioral Finance Approach to minimize losses and maximize profits from Heuristics and Biases
Puaschunder, Julia - 2018
with information overload in a complex world. Behavioral economists proposed to nudge and wink citizens to make better …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012165524
Cover Image
Evaluation Strategies in Labor Economics -- An Application to Post-Secondary Education
Augurzky, Boris - 2000
anadequate counterfactual comparison group for the educated individuals. Such a comparisongroup is supposed to be identical to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476276
Cover Image
Razorblade Handle Design and Economic Research for RazorGuard Inc.
Kim, Eric - 2011
production of the handle; a comparison between high volume and low volume costs was done between overseas outsourcing and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009480985
Cover Image
Nonlinear Pricing of Information Goods
Sundararajan, Arun - 2004
This paper analyzes optimal pricing for information goods underincomplete information, when both unlimited-usage (fixed-fee) pricingand usage-based pricing are feasible and administering usage-basedpricing may involve transaction costs. It is shown that offeringfixed-fee pricing in addition to a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435049
Cover Image
HRD Strategies Making a Difference in Regional Australia: Implications for Local Action in a Global Context
Hyland, Paul; Becker, Karen L.; Acutt, Bruce - 2005
Effective Human Resource Development (HRD) has long been recognised as a critical element in overall organisational strategy, and in turn is important to the ongoing sustainability of organisations. In this paper, the importance of effective HRD strategies and interventions are considered,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438263
Cover Image
Fostering IPv6 Migration Through Network Quality Differentials
Guérin, Roch A; Hosanagar, Kartik - 2010
Although IPv6 has been the next generation Internet protocol for nearly 15 years, new evidences indicate that transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6 is about to become a more pressing issue. This paper attempts to quantify if and how such a transition may unfold. The focus is on ``connectivity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438895
Cover Image
The Virtual Commons: Why Free-Riding Can Be Tolerated in File Sharing Networks
Krishnan, Ramayya; Smith, Michael D.; Tang, Zhulei; … - 2008
value and by providing external incentives to peers to share. With regard to the latter finding, we show that without … external incentives, the level of free-riding in peer-to-peer networks will be higher than the socially optimal level, but that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441085