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Disentangling Investment Returns and Stock Returns: The Importance of Time-to-Build

Kuehn, Lars-Alexander - 2009

I provide new evidence on the failure of the Q-theory. The Q-theory implies the state-by-state equivalence of stock and investment returns|a important implication of many asset pricing models. Using aggregate US data, I find there exists a realistic parameterization of the aggregate production...

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An Examination of Accounting and Auditing Issues Related to Strategic Environmental Initiatives

Litt, Barri A - 2011

Although corporate environmental accountability is receiving unprecedented attention in the United States from policy makers, the capital market, and the public at large, extant research is limited in its examination of the implications of strategic corporate environmental initiatives on...

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The Effectiveness of Maintenance and Its Impact on Capital Expenditures

Labi, Samuel; Sinha, Kumares C. - 2003

With ever increasing traffic loadings, highway pavement maintenance needs continue to outpace the availability of resources, and transportation agencies seek cost-effective maintenance practices. This study investigated the effectiveness of maintenance treatments in the short-term and the cost...

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Analisis Pengaruh Pendapatan Asli Daerah (PAD) dan Dana Perimbangan terhadap Pengalokasian Belanja Modal Pada Kabupaten/Kota Di Sumatera Utara

Sianipar, Eva Septriani - 2011

The purpose of this research is to find out and to analyze whether Local Own Revenue, General Alocation Fund, Special Alocation Fund, Tax-sharing Fund, and Natural Resources Revenue-sharing Fund influence the Capital Expenditure in regencies and municipalities of North Sumatra Province.The...

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Selling and Leasing Software with Network Externality

Zhang, Jennifer; Seidmann, Abraham - University of Toledo; University of Rochester - 2006

Previous studies suggested that a monopoly durable goods seller can useleasing to effectively avoid the time-inconsistent problem raised byCoase Conjecture. This paper extends those previous works by examiningthe monopoly seller's selling and leasing strategy for a special type ofdurable good...

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Operational risk assessment of chemical industries by exploiting accident databases

Meel, A.; O'Neill, L. M; Levin, J. H; Seider, Warren D.; … - 2007

history and worst-case data from RMP*Info. Risk Analysis, 23(5), 865–881.] summarize the accident frequencies and severities …. Systematic analyses of the databases also help to avoid future accidents, thereby reducing the risk.More specifically, this paper … estimate the capital at risk within an industry utilizing the frequency and loss-severity distributions. …

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Perspectives on Firm Decision Making During Risky Technology Acquisitions

Powell, Adam C. - 2011

A novel survey dataset on computed tomography (CT) machine acquisition is used to explore which theories best answer two questions from the decision making literature. First, what determines how much uncertainty a firm has when investing in updated technology? Second, what determines the value...

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Better Safe than Sorry: Precautionary Reasoning and Implied Dominance in Risky Decisions

DeKay, Michael L.; Patiño-Echeverri, Dalia; Fischbeck, … - 2005

In four studies, student and nonstudent participants evaluated the possible outcomes of binary decisions involving health, safety, and environmental risks (e.g., whether to issue a dam-failure evacuation order). Many participants indicated that false positives (e.g., evacuation, but no dam...

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Better Safe than Sorry: Precautionary Reasoning and Implied Dominance in Risky Decisions

DeKay, Michael L.; Patino-Echeverri, Dalia; Fischbeck, … - 2008

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Public private partnerships: What does the future hold?

Regan, Michael; Smith, Jim; Love, Peter - 2009

infrastructure projects in more than 85 countries. PPPs are a procurement methodology that brings a rigorous risk-weighted approach … depth and state/government risk allocation with lenders expected to take a tougher approach to the support of delivery and … scientifically costed approach to risk allocation, state guarantee support, improved underlying credit credentials and a rethinking …

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