The private decisions of farmers to invest in new technologies interest economists because these decisions influence therate of farm productivity growth and the returns to public investment in agricultural research and development.Economic analysis of decisions to invest in new technologies on...

A recent UK government initiative enables police officers to input information directly into policing information systems via mobile devices. However, the impact and implications on data quality have not been assessed. The events of 9/11 and the Soham murders in the UK in 2002 may reflect high...

Operational Research (OR) techniques in sport have primarily focused on fixture timetabling, officials scheduling, and result forecasting. Emerging novel approaches to micro-level analysis of sport participation data is vital in providing sport management and the public health sector with...

Rapid, large-scale U.S. deployment of wind turbines is expected to continue in the coming years. Because some of that deployment is expected to occur in relatively populous areas, concerns have arisen about the impact of turbines or nearby home values. Previous research on the effects of wind...