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Frames of Mind in Intertemporal Choice
Loewenstein, George - 1988
expressed. Kahneman and Tversky's Prospect Theory (1979) explains many of these "framing" effects as shifts in the point of …
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Discounting Nordhaus
Michl, Thomas R. - 2008
growth theory. Nordhaus argues that the Stern Review exaggerates the effects of global warming because it uses a discount … rate that is well below the market rate of return on capital. From the perspective of classical growth theory, Nordhaus … agents. The classical theory of growth interprets the market return to capital as a reflection of the property relations of …
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Evaluating the efficiency of a N-input tax under different policy scenarios at different scales
Petsakos, Athanasios; Jayet, Pierre-Alain - 2010
Nitrate pollution from agriculture is an important environmental problem, caused bythe excessive use of inorganic fertilizers. The internalization of this externality, via a tax onmineral nitrogen, could lead to a second best solution, reducing nitrate emissions. Severalauthors suggest that a...
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Cost Sharing under Uncertainty: An Algorithmic Approach to Cooperative Interval-Valued Games
Kimms, Alf; Drechsel, Julia - 2009
Recently, Branzei, Dimitrov, and Tijs (2003) introduced cooperative interval-valued games. Among other insights, the notion of an interval core has been coined and proposed as a solution concept for interval-valued games. In this paper we will present a general mathematical programming algorithm...
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Crop insurance market development in a transition economy: The case of Kazakhstan
Heidelbach, Olaf; Bokusheva, Raushan - 2009
We analyze the current state and future requirements of an agricultural income stabilization mechanism in a transition country – namely, the crop insurance system in Kazakhstan. Three objectives will be pursued: First, factors influencing the development of the crop insurance market will be...
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Spatially explicit farming system modelling for an efficient agri-environmental policy design
Havlik, Petr; Bamiere, Laure; Jacquet, Florence; Millet, Guy - 2008
A mathematical programming model is developed and associated to a spatial pattern index (Ripley L function) to analyse the optimal reserve design and implementation for the Little Bustard conservation in Plaine de Niort. The model structure corresponds to three spatial levels, fields, farm and...
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RISK MANAGEMENT THROUGH INSURANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES FROM AGRICULTURAL INPUT USE: AN ITALIAN CASE STUDY
Capitanio, Fabian - 2008
The biological nature of agricultural production processes induce a higher degree ofuncertainty surrounding the economic performance of farm enterprises. This has contributedto the development and acceptance of forms of public intervention aimed at reducing incomevariability that have no...
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"Marketing managers" in the context of global supply chains: Functional versus multiple IQ competencies
Richey, Glenn; Harvey, Michael; Moeller, Miriam - 2010
Managerial scholars have suggested that 'g' score (i.e., intelligence) tests are not enough to assess and select the appropriate candidates for some jobs. Other dimensions can play just as important a role in employee performance. Thus, the purpose of this article is to expand our view in terms...
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RELACIONAMENTO COLABORATIVO EM CANAIS DE MARKETING DE HORTALIÇAS: UM ESTUDO DE CASO
Pimenta, Marcio Lopes; Boas, Luiz Henrique De Barros Vilas - 2008
O marketing de relacionamento fornece a definição de construtos envolvidos na relação entre entidades que transacionam ao longo de um canal de marketing. Construtos como poder, dependência, confiança, comprometimento, cooperação, conflito, incerteza e oportunismo contribuem para realizar...
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An Empirical Examination of Service Dominant Logic: The Theory of the Network
Randall, Wesley Spencer - 2007
contend that marketing's historical framework, based in product centric economic theory, constrains the 4Ps ability to form a … foundation for a general theory of marketing. The focus on value embedded in product fails to explain knowledge-based intangible … by: (1) generation of a grounded theory of a performance-oriented network; (2) empirical assessment of the S-D Logic …
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