Zusammenfassung Der vorliegende Beitrag diskutiert die optimale Organisation der Wasserversorgung unter Berücksichtigung der grundlegenden Gutscharakteristika und der spezifischen Produktionsstruktur. Es wird versucht, die Bestimmung der optimalen Betriebs- und Angebotsorganisation unter...

Abstract Time-consuming and costly religious rituals pose a puzzle for economists committed to rational choice theories of human behavior. We propose that either through selection or a causal relationship, the performance of religious rituals is associated with higher levels of cooperation. To...

Abstract Results of multi-party bargaining are usually described by concepts from cooperative game theory, in particular by the core. In one-on-one matching, core allocations are stable in the sense that no pair of unmatched or otherwise matched players can improve their incomes by forming a...

Abstract Several regulatory authorities have recently allowed competing network operators to co-invest in network infrastructure. With the use of a laboratory experiment, we investigate the impact of co-investments on competition in regulated network industries, particularly in comparison to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper, and a companion paper (Duxbury, 2015), is to review the insights provided by experimental studies examining financial decisions and market behavior. Design/methodology/approach – Focus is directed on those studies examining explicitly, or with direct...

Purpose – The purpose of this second of two companion papers is to further review the insights provided by experimental studies examining financial decisions and market behavior. Design/methodology/approach – Focus is directed on those studies examining explicitly, or with direct...

Zusammenfassung Aufgrund der arbeitsintensiven Dienstleistungen eines Call Centers ist die auf die Optimierung der Personalkosten zielende Personalbedarfs- und Personaleinsatzplanung eine wichtige Aufgabe des Call Center-Managements. In diesem Beitrag wird die Grundkonzeption eines Prognose- und...

Abstract Population aging challenges pay-as-you-go pension systems. Solving the associated funding problem constantly motivates reform processes. In addition to an aging population, specific regulations of the German public pension system lead to an increasing financial burden of national...