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Robustness in combinatorial optimization and scheduling theory : an extended annotated bibliography
Nikulin, Jurij V. - 2006
concerning robustness and other similar techniques dealing with worst case optimization under uncertainty and non-accuracy of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011723775
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Robustness in combinatorial optimization and scheduling theory : an annotated bibliography
Nikulin, Jurij V. - 2004
combinatorial optimization and scheduling theory concerning robustness and other similar techniques that deal with worst case …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011725278
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European power struggles : can EU’s decarbonisation agenda break the state-company axis in the power sector?
Sattich, Thomas; Ydersbond, Inga; Scholten, Daniel - 2015
Europe's power system is still marked by a distinct national component, and despite some regions with strongly integrated power systems, electricity supply today still has a largely national basis. Policies to decarbonise the power sector may fundamentally alter this situation, because power...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010532121
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Electricity storage and transmission : complements or substitutes?
Neetzow, Paul; Pechan, Anna; Eisenack, Klaus - 2018
Electricity from renewable sources often cannot be generated when and where it is needed. To deal with these temporal and spatial discrepancies, one frequently proposed approach is to expand storage capacities and transmission grids. It is often argued that the two technologies substitute each...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012150058
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How important are personal ties, trust and tolerance for life satisfaction in Europe?
Crowley, Frank; Walsh, Edel - 2018
) tolerance. This latter aspect is the most novel addition of this research to the theoretical and empirical literature as we … argue that tolerance acts as a bridging mechanism between trust and ties in affecting overall wellbeing. Using ordered … social capital, as well as separate indices for structural social capital, cognitive social capital and tolerance. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012020044
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Roots of tolerance among second-generation immigrants
Berggren, Niclas; Ljunge, Martin; Nilsson, Therese - 2019
Tolerance - respecting individual choice and differences among people - is a prominent feature of modern European … informal institutions - that predict their level of tolerance towards gay people. Using the epidemiological method allows us to … rule out reverse causality. Out of the 46 factors examined, one emerges as very robust: a Muslim background. Tolerance is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012021633
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Do equal rights for a minority affect general life satisfaction?
Berggren, Niclas; Bjørnskov, Christian; Nilsson, Therese - 2017
further build on previous research showing positive effects of economic freedom on happiness and on tolerance towards gay …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011621229
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Why do some countries fear immigration more than others? : evidence from Europe
Kovacic, Matija; Orso, Cristina Elisa - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011639372
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Religion and innovation
Bénabou, Roland; Ticchi, Davide; Vindigni, Andrea - 2015
In earlier work (Bénabou, Ticchi and Vindigni 2013) we uncovered a robust negative association between religiosity and patents per capita, holding across countries as well as US states, with and without controls. In this paper we turn to the individual level, examining the relationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010509962
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Religious tolerance as engine of innovation
Cinnirella, Francesco; Streb, Jochen - 2017
We argue that, for a given level of scientific knowledge, tolerance and diversity are conducive to technological … revolution can be ascribed to differences in religious tolerance that developed in continental Europe from the Peace of … Westphalia onwards. By matching a unique historical dataset about religious tolerance in 1,278 Prussian cities with valuable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011774957