The chapter describes the different techniques that may be used to measure the short-term economic fallouts of cultural events and, in particular, of music and opera festivals. It tries to distinguish failsafe methods — which are unfortunately not always easy to use — from more doubtful...

In this note, we analyze whether the International Cycling Union's ‘index of suspicion', which reflects the extent to which a rider is suspected of using doping, correlates with performance during the 2010 Tour de France and the one year period before and after the 2010 Tour de France. Though...

We discuss the records of some great investors and hedge fund managers. Their graphs of wealth over time leads us to a search for smooth monotone paths and how we might fairly evaluate superior as opposed to average investors. Some investors prefer high long run growth and accept bumps, rather...

Business sustainability has been defined as meeting current needs while providing the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. However, few firms invest in practices geared at sustainability. In this paper we investigate how family ties to future generations via the intention of...

In theory, eco-labels have great potential to reduce the environmental and social impact of products via consumer choice. In practice, the diffusion of eco-labels remains limited, with consumers expressing concerns about their value. One problem is a perceived tradeoff between the eco-label...