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Security as an objectively existing quality which can be discussed in innumerable ways, but it may hardly be ignored and its significance (let alone its existence) may hardly be doubted. Security is a fundamental human need which is a subject of our efforts for its satisfaction and its chronic...
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With the development of societies there is a growing demand for raw materials for the construction industry, among which the crushed materials existing in the various categories, as set down the specifications of the services of competent bodies. In the long term and as a result of overuse such...
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Accident externalities are among the most important external costs of road transport. We study the regulation of these when insurance companies have market power. Using analytical models, we compare a public-welfare maximizing monopoly with a private profit-maximizing monopoly, and markets where...
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This paper studies a unique traffic law enforcement campaign in Germany and its impact on road safety. Key features of … change in road safety, we do not find that the reduction in traffic accidents persists beyond a Blitzmarathon-day. In terms …
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, work safety and the environment. Organisations are now striving to integrate them, usually because of lowering of … quality, environment, work safety and information, corporate social responsibility and performance. Based on the results of …
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How do we understand the synergies and trade-offs of a given policy on area beyond that policy, such as the effect of housing on health and on income? How do we choose between policies in completely different areas, such as an education policy and a health policy? Treasury's Living Standards...
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Why are interest rates so low in the Unites States? We find that they are low primarily because the premium for safety …
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Benefit-cost analysis (BCA) is frequently applied to decisions involving public safety which requires analyzing risk …
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Security and privacy are one of the two primary concerns with RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) adoption. While the mainstream RFID research is focused on solving the privacy issues, this paper focuses on security issues in general and data tampering in particular. We specifically consider...
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