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Strategic Pricing Behavior under Asset Value Maximization

Wang, Shinn-Shyr; Stiegert, Kyle W.; Dhar, Tirtha Pratim - 2005

. The model built on the nonlinear Almost Ideal Demand Systems (AIDS) and structural first-order conditions is developed. By …

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Imports versus Domestic Production: A Demand System Analysis of the U.S. Red Wine Market

Seale, James L.; Merchant, Mary - 2002

-difference version of the almost ideal demand system (AIDS). Expenditure elasticity results indicate that if U.S. total expenditures on …

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Evolution of Antiretroviral Drug Costs in Brazil in the Context of Free and Universal Access to AIDS Treatment

Nunn, Amy S; Fonseca, Elize M; Bastos, Francisco I; … - 2007

Background: Little is known about the long-term drug costs associated with treating AIDS in developing countries …. Brazil's AIDS treatment program has been cited widely as the developing world's largest and most successful AIDS treatment … program. The program guarantees free access to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for all people living with HIV/AIDS …

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Designing self sustaining support for micro-enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa : a pilot

Dalglish, Carol L.; Matthews, Judy H. - 2009

Small and micro-enterprises play a significant part in most economies. However, in developing countries these enterprises have often been planned and implemented from a poverty alleviation perspective, rather than as entrepreneurial activities and growing businesses (Mead & Liedholm 1998, Toye...

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Regional marriage patterns and trends in Northern Sudan

Abdelrahman, Abdelrahman Ibrahim - 1989

Marriage is an important institution for both individuals and society as a whole. It is a significant event in the life cycle of individuals; for society at large it represents the creation of a new unit of production, consumption, distribution and exchange of goods and services. In most...

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Demographic trends in Sub-Saharan Africa

van de Walle, Etienne; Kekovole, John - 1986

The study of demographic trends in sub-Saharan Africa though crucial in the assessment of the impact of population size and growth on the overall socio-economic development in the region, has received the least attention due to lack of reliable data for most of the countries. This paper focuses...

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The development of a strategic business plan to grow the mining and minerals division of Kellogg Brown & Root into Sub-Saharan Africa

Carvelas, Wray Anthony - 1999

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Globally the mining and minerals market is experiencing a decline. With this decline, focus is turning to Africa as an unexplored mineral wealth. In terms of global exploration expenditure, Africa is said to be experiencing the highest percentage growth of any other regional...

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South Africa's freight transport involvement options in Sub-Saharan Africa : declining infrastructure and regulatory constraints

De Bod, Anneke - 2008

Although global changes like political security, depletion of natural resources,energy supply and global warming are affecting all continents; Africa strugglethe most to cope with these changes. This is due to the many historicalimpediments that Africa still has to overcome. Examples of these...

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Rice Miller Cluster in Ghana and Its Effects on Efficiency and Quality Improvement

Sakurai, Takeshi; Furuya, Jun; Futakuchi, Koichi - 2006

This paper investigates the roles of industrial cluster on the efficiency of rice milling and the improvement of milled rice quality. The data were obtained in Kumasi area, central Ghana because the enhancement of domestic rice production is a urgent policy issue in this country, but little...

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Reserves Accumulation in African Countries: Sources, Motivations, and Effects

Elhiraika, Adam; Ndikumana, Léonce - 2007

African countries have accumulated substantial foreign currency reserves in recent years, mostly from higher commodity exports as well as aid flows. In the context of macroeconomic stabilization, which remains at the forefront of national economic policymaking and aid conditionality, African...

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