Seit geraumer Zeit haben "Prediction Markets", auch "Prognosemärkte" oder "InformationsMärkte" genannt, ihre Nützlichkeit bei der Prognose von Wahlergebnissen, der Vorhersage von Absatzzahlen, von Abschlussterminen von Entwicklungsprojekten und vielen anderenEreignissen und Entwicklungen...

Seit geraumer Zeit haben "Prediction Markets", auch "Prognosemärkte" oder "InformationsMärkte" genannt, ihre Nützlichkeit bei der Prognose von Wahlergebnissen, der Vorhersage von Absatzzahlen, von Abschlussterminen von Entwicklungsprojekten und vielen anderen Ereignissen und Entwicklungen...

Since 2000 Germany has a fairly unique market mechanism to trade milk quotas between dairy farms. The two major features are: (1) a quasi auctioning system that produces excess demands which are covered by state reserves free of charge and (2) a price band is used to exclude high price bids. For...

Grasslands received policy attention in the Czech Republic only just fifteen years ago, when they were threatened to be abandoned in the economic transition process. The supports to farming on grasslands have grown gradually, particularly after the EU accession. The policy followed the notion of...

Current thoughts on CAP changes, e.g. the "Health Check", emphasize the necessity to move away from payments based on historical receipts towards a "flatter rate" system. The aim of current research is to simulate the impact of a flat rate system (equal payments per hectare of cultivated land)...

This paper aims to provide a flexible methodological framework to estimate import demand models, which explicitly considers the stochastic properties of data and the endogenous/exogenous nature of some variables. The French imports of virgin olive oil have been used as a case study with Spain,...

For models to have an impact on policy-making, they need to be used. Exploring the relationships between policy models, model uptake and policy dynamics is the core of this article. What particular role can policy models play in the analysis and design of policies? Which factors facilitate...