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Konferenz Sustainability 21 : Helsinki, 5. und 6. November 1999 ; Europäisches Beratendes Forum für Umwelt und nachhaltige Entwicklung

Europäische Kommission / Generaldirektion Umwelt - 2000

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Punish in Public

Xiao, Erte; Houser, Daniel - 2006

Convergent evidence for detrimental effects of punishment on cooperation has been obtained in a wide variety of … environments, ranging from American students facing punishment in laboratory experiments, to Israeli parents facing fines for … arriving late to their child’s day care. We show here that enhancing the norm salience role of punishment can eliminate its …

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Policy Suggestions for Emissions Trading in the U.S.A.

Wallshein, Nathaniel - 2010

This honors thesis will examine current and theoretical "cap and trade" emissions trading schemes in an attempt to make recommendations on how to improve this regulated commodity market. The various control mechanisms available to regulators will be discussed: including allocation methodology,...

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Follow-Up Study to FHWA/IN/JHRP-92/22: Development of a Strategy for Compliance with EPA and OSHA Regulations Applicable to INDOT Facilities

Corson, Lynn - 2001

The objectives of this research were - 1. To assess the department’s progress at selected facilities toward minimizing, reducing, recycling, reusing, reclaiming and eliminating by-products of operations classified as hazardous, solid or special waste. The department’s progress toward...

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Sustainable supply chains: Multicriteria decision-making and policy analysis for the environment

Woolley, Trisha D - 2009

essays in this dissertation. For each model I utilize the theory of variational inequalities, derive the formulation, present …

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Asymmetrische Information, Beteiligungsfinanzierung und drohende Überschuldung

Braun, Thomas - 2005

Der vorliegende Beitrag befasst sich mit dem Zusammenwirken von zwei externen Effekten, die jeweils für sich eine effiziente Kapitalallokation behindern können.Zum Einen geht es darum, dass unter Umständen an sich Erfolg versprechende Investitionsgelegenheiten nur deswegen nicht realisiert...

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Three Essays on Quality Differentiation

Ferrier, Peyton Michael - 2004

This dissertation includes three essays that consider the role of quality variation within agricultural production when consumers are heterogeneous in their preferences for quality. The first essay, 'The Welfare Benefits of USDA Beef Quality Certification Programs,' estimates the consumer...

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Reinsurance Contracting with Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard: Theory and Evidence

Yan, Zhiqiang - 2009

This dissertation includes two essays on adverse selection and moral hazard problems in reinsurance markets. The first essay builds a competitive principal-agent model that considers adverse selection and moral hazard jointly, and characterizes graphically various forms of separating Nash...

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Why Do Investors React Negatively to Seasoned Equity Offerings?

Kim, E. Han - 2006

The average investor reaction is neutral to primary offerings by firms with managerial incentives closely tied to the shareholder value. Investors react negatively (1) when there are insufficient managerial ownership stakes to deter misuse of SEO proceeds and (2) when there are negative signals...

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Essays on Procurement with Information Asymmetry.

Hu, Bin - 2011

Sourcing, once seen as a tactical function of vertically integrated firms, has today become strategic for firms that now rely on extensive, vertically disintegrated supply chains. Vertical disintegration leads to complex relationships within a supply chain; for example, dependence between firms...

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