that can be modeled by matroids. …

In this paper I examine the incentives of regions to unite, to separate and to provide public goods. Separation allows … of scale in the provision of public goods. When public good provision is relatively inexpensive, separation occurs since … individuals want to assert greater influence, while for intermediate costs of public good provision, separation can be explained …

This paper analyses the hiring and separation rates in Tunisia before and after the Arab Spring of 2011. Several models … separation, total employment effects and composition of labour force by gender, managerial level and age cohorts. Six models are … estimated to investigate hiring, separation, hiring rate, separation rate, mobility, and net-employment. The results indicate …

This note provides several generalizations of Mailath's (1987) result that incentive compatibility plus separation …