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Impact of Panama Canal Expansion on the U.S. Intermodal System
Salin, Delmy L. - Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture - 2010
The Panama Canal expansion is expected to affect global transportation trade routes. The Panama Canal’s main … competitors for shipments from Asia to the U.S. East Coast are the U.S. Intermodal System and the Suez Canal. The Panama Canal is … an efficient route, but is reaching its maximum capacity. However, this problem will be resolved by 2014 when the Panama …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010910212
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Dynamic Allocation of Objects to Queuing Agents: The Discrete Model.
Bloch, Francis; Cantala, David - Centre d'Économie de la Sorbonne, Université Paris 1 … - 2014
This paper analyzes the optimal allocation of objects which arrive sequentially to agents organized in a waiting list. Applications include the assignment of social housing, deceased donor organs and daycare slots. A mechanism is a probability distribution over all priority orders which are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010942364
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Asymmetric Neutrality Regulation and Innovation at the Edges: Fixed vs. Mobile Networks
Choi, Jay Pil; Jeon, Doh-Shin; Kim, Byung-Cheol - CESifo - 2014
We study how net neutrality regulations affect a high-bandwidth content provider’s (CP) investment incentives in quality of services (QoS). We find that the effects crucially depend on network capacity levels. With limited capacity, as in mobile networks, prioritized delivery services are...
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Thailand; Financial Sector Assessment Program: Detailed Assessment of Observance of Thailand Securities Depository (TSD) of the CPSS/IOSCO Recommendations for Securities Settlement...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This paper discusses the assessment of observance of Thailand Securities Depository (TSD) of the Committee of Payments and Settlement Systems (CPSS)/International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) recommendations for securities settlement systems for Thailand. On the basis of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244197
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Spain; Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Banking Supervision, Insurance Supervision, Securi...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The Financial System Stability Assessment found the financial sector to be vibrant, resilient, highly competitive, and well supervised and regulated. Stress tests showed credit institutions and insurers to be highly resilient to a variety of shocks. It also found a high degree of observance of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244251
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Thailand; Financial Sector Assessment Program: Detailed Assessment of Observance of CPSS Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This paper focuses on a detailed assessment of observance of the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) core principles for systemically important payment systems in Thailand. This assessment covers the Bank of Thailand Automated High-Value Transfer Network (BAHTNET), which is a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244499
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Spain; Financial Sector Assessment Program: Detailed Assessment of the CPSS Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The assessment of the Systemically Important Payment System (SIPS) in Spain against the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) Core Principles was undertaken as part of the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP). It assesses the Observance of Core Principles for Systemically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244703
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Jamaica; Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supe...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This paper discusses key findings of the Financial System Stability Assessment on the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision, the Committee for Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems, and IMF Monetary and Financial Policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244726
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Israel; Detailed Assessment of Observance of Basel Committee on Payments and Settlement Systems Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This paper presents detailed assessment of Israel’s compliance with Basel Committee on Payments and Settlement Systems Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems. A significant improvement in the payments landscape has been noted, with the high value payment system meeting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244803
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People’s Republic of China; Detailed Assessment Report: CPSS Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
The assessment report on the observance of China’s compliance with the Committee for Payment and Settlement System's core principles for systemically important payment systems is examined. Domestic foreign exchange transactions are mostly executed at the China Foreign Exchange Trade...
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