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Intergenerational transfers and the social discount rate

Howarth, R.B.; Norgaard, R.B. - 2008

This paper investigates the relationship between intergenerational asset transfers and the choice of the discount rate for use in cost-benefit analysis in a model of a competitive overlapping generations economy constrained by a socially managed exhaustible resource. Provided that there are no...

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Intergenerational transfers and the social discount rate

Howarth, R.B.; Norgaard, R.B. - 2008

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Comparison of child body dimensions with rear seat geometry

Huang, S.; Reed, M. P. - 2006

Children who are too large for harness restraints but too small to obtain good restraint from a vehicle seatbelt alone … children to sit more comfortably without slouching. NHTSA recommends that children who do not use harness restraints use … children fit on rear seat cushions. Data from NASS-GES were analyzed to determine the age distribution of rear-seat occupants …

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Houston Street Looking North in Ft. Worth, Texas c. 1907

Smith Photo Co.

Photograph of Houston Street looking North in Ft. Worth, Texas. In the center of the street is a boy riding a bicycle between trolley tracks towards trolleys and horse-drawn buggies. On either side of the street are tall buildings with signs such as, "Lyric Theatre", "A.J. Anderson Co Gun Store"...

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Office of H.O. Company, 686 Main Street, Hartford.

J.C. Dexter Photo Co. - 1909

Men and women sit at desks and tables in an office interior. Most work at typewriters. A woman at the left operates a duplicating machine, possibly a mimeograph machine. A woman in the background talks on the telephone. A boy in the right background wears a uniform including a cap that reads:...

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Family and career: an analysis across Europe and North America

Guirola, Luis; Hospido, Laura; Weber, Andrea

mothers and fathers and of women and men without children across cohorts and at different points in their life cycle. There is …

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Examining the role of luxury brands in ytopia

Marchegiani, Chris; Latter, Chelsey - 2009

A vast body of knowledge exists with regards to the attitudes involved in the consumption of luxury brands. The purchase of products for their symbolic and social value rather than for their inherent utility in now widely recognised as a significant determinant of consumer behaviour (Mason...

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Factors influencing paradoxes of technology adoption and consumption

Ting, Sherman; Dubelaar, Chris; Dawson, Linda - 2005

With the rise of the internet and mobile telephony, many agree that Mobile-Business is the logical next step in the Electronic-Business revolution. Investigation of mobile electronic marketing is essential to ensure both consumers and organisations gain true value from the adoption and...

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Casino customers in Asian versus Western gaming jurisdictions: Implications for Western casino operators

Kale, Sudhir H.; Spence, Mark T. - 2009

Purpose – Most of the growth in casino expansion for the foreseeable future will take place in Asia. Western casino operators appreciate the immense opportunities afforded by the Asian markets, but judging by their performance abroad some have not adapted in ways necessary to survive and...

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Clustering of groups of regular customers in horticultural retail stores in Austria

Gabriel, Andreas; Menrad, Klaus - 2008

Paper prepared for presentation at the First Symposium on Horticulture in Europe(SHE), 17th to 20th February 2008 at Vienna/Austria held under the aegis of ALVA,APH, BNL-SHS, DGG, GSHS, IOH, INRA, NJF, PSHS, SECH, SOI and theInternational Society for Horticultural Science

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