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empirical inquiries. Researchers have found that mismanagement is often a consequence of misplaced incentives. This paper tries … incentives. An introduction is given as a short overview of the healthcare sector with its economical specialties. This is … followed by an outline of some well established contract models and their effect on the demander’s incentives. The paper …
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economic phenomena. Standard economic theory did not give much credit to the role of networks until the early 1990s, but since … then the study of the theory of networks has blossomed. At the heart of this research is the idea that the pattern of … move the network in their favor. This idea motivates the second part of the book, which develops a general theory of …
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economics can provide insight into many aspects of sports, including soccer. Beautiful Game Theory is the first book that uses …-Huerta illuminates economics through the world’s most popular sport. He offers unique and often startling insights into game theory and … microeconomics, covering topics such as mixed strategies, discrimination, incentives, and human preferences. He also looks at finance …
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can provide insight into many aspects of sports, including soccer. Beautiful Game Theory is the first book that uses …-Huerta illuminates economics through the world’s most popular sport. He offers unique and often startling insights into game theory and … microeconomics, covering topics such as mixed strategies, discrimination, incentives, and human preferences. He also looks at finance …
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In a highly competitive industry like banking, one way to gain competitive advantage is to ensure that customers are satisfied and that the services being provided are not flawed with constraints. This study was aimed at finding out if Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), meet the expectations of...
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Switzerland was hard hit by the global crisis; however, the 1.5 percent contraction in 2009 compares favorably with most industrial countries. This 2010 Article IV Consultation highlights that after a year-long decline in real GDP, the economy exited the recession in mid-2009. In response to the...
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Various indicators place Cyprus’s banking system soundness ahead of emerging countries but behind advanced economies. This report discusses financial sector stability in Cyprus, using a combination of accounting-based and market-based indicators, and stress tests. Cypriot commercial banks...
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The major reforms undertaken in the Netherlands with the adoption of the Twin Peaks regulatory structure have ensured that the recommendations from the Basel Core Principles assessment have been acted upon. The legal and regulatory framework for banking supervision conforms to internationally...
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This paper discusses key findings of the detailed assessment of observance of financial sector standards and codes in Switzerland. Switzerland has a relatively unique banking sector, with a high market concentration by the two largest domestic banks. The overall assessment of the peer-review...
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