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Comparison of decision-making under uncertainty investment strategies with the money market
Groenewald, Madeleine E; Pretorius, Philip D - 2010
This paper proposes different investment strategies for portfolio selection based on decision-making under uncertainty, rather than the conventional Markowitz portfolio model. The results of perfectinformation and the results of investment strategies for decision-making under uncertainty are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009456018
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Developing a passenger mode choice model for Brisbane using the South East Queensland travel surveys
Khan, Omer A.; Kruger, Jason; Trivedi, Tejas - 2007
This paper presents the methodology used in developing a fully-functional mode choice module capability to be incorporated into the Brisbane Strategic Transport Model (BSTM); capable of estimating mode shares in a multi-modal travel environment. The new mode choice module consists of unique...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437745
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The Need for a Military System Effectiveness Framework: The System of Systems Approach
Soban, Danielle Suzanne; Mavris, Dimitri N. - 2001
campaign level. The use of probability theory as part of the methodology is defended. Finally, an intuitive overview of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475879
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14.30 Introduction to Statistical Method in Economics, Fall 2004
Bennett, Herman - 2004
This course is a self-contained introduction to statistics with economic applications. Elements of probability theory …, sampling theory, statistical estimation, regression analysis, and hypothesis testing. It uses elementary econometrics and other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009433210
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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
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Institutional Equilibrium and Equilibrium Institutions
Shepsle, Kenneth A. - 1983
"This theme paper focuses on political institutions and their effects on social choice. Institutions are argued to play a mediating rolebetween the preferences of individuals and social choices. In addition to playing an endogenous role in molding and channeling preferences, institutions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468358