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How costly is external financing? Evidence from a structural estimation
How costly is external financing? Evidence from a structural estimation
2007,
We apply simulated method of moments to a dynamic model to infer the magnitude of...
Lower salaries and no options? On the optimal structure of executive pay
Lower salaries and no options? On the optimal structure of executive pay
2007,
We calibrate the standard principal–agent model with constant relative risk...
Optimal scale in the Italian gas distribution industry using data envelopment analysis
Optimal scale in the Italian gas distribution industry using data envelopment analysis
2008,
The Italian gas distribution industry presents a high degree of fragmentation....
Exercising flexible load contracts: Two simple strategies
Exercising flexible load contracts: Two simple strategies
2008,
A flexible load contract is a type of swing option where the holder has the right to...
Applying evolutionary computation to the school timetabling problem: The Greek case
Applying evolutionary computation to the school timetabling problem: The Greek case
2008,
In this contribution, an adaptive algorithm based on evolutionary computation...
Information cascades: evidence from a field experiment with financial market professionals
Information cascades: evidence from a field experiment with financial market professionals
2007,
Previous empirical studies of information cascades use either naturally occurring data...
Evaluating trust in electronic commerce: a study based on the information provided on merchants' websites
Evaluating trust in electronic commerce: a study based on the information provided on merchants' websites
2008,
Lack of trust has been identified as a major problem hampering the growth of...
Business-to-business online reverse auctions: a literature review and a call for research
Business-to-business online reverse auctions: a literature review and a call for research
2008,
Business-to-Business online reverse auctions are one of the major competitive...
Gauging web portals' impact on Supply Chain Management concepts
Gauging web portals' impact on Supply Chain Management concepts
2008,
As the utilisation of web-based portals continues to increase in modern businesses,...
Application of project management in e-procurement
Application of project management in e-procurement
2008,
Procurement is a key process in the supply chain and, with the advent of Internet,...
A stabilized branch-and-price-and-cut algorithm for the multiple length cutting stock problem
A stabilized branch-and-price-and-cut algorithm for the multiple length cutting stock problem
2008,
Many heuristic approaches have been proposed in the literature for the multiple length...
A recursive branch-and-bound algorithm for the rectangular guillotine strip packing problem
A recursive branch-and-bound algorithm for the rectangular guillotine strip packing problem
2008,
A heuristic recursive algorithm for the two-dimensional rectangular strip packing...
Reactive GRASP for the strip-packing problem
Reactive GRASP for the strip-packing problem
2008,
This paper presents a greedy randomized adaptive search procedure (GRASP) for the...
A new constraint programming approach for the orthogonal packing problem
A new constraint programming approach for the orthogonal packing problem
2008,
The two-dimensional orthogonal packing problem (2OPP) consists in determining if a set...
A fast heuristic method for minimizing traffic congestion on reconfigurable ring topologies
A fast heuristic method for minimizing traffic congestion on reconfigurable ring topologies
2008,
We describe the development of fast heuristics and methodologies for congestion...
A column generation and branch-and-cut algorithm for the channel assignment problem
A column generation and branch-and-cut algorithm for the channel assignment problem
2008,
We present an exact algorithm for solving the channel assignment problem in cellular...
Supply chain management implementation in Tunisia: an exploratory study of the dairy sector
Supply chain management implementation in Tunisia: an exploratory study of the dairy sector
2008,
Supply Chain Management (SCM) is a major issue in many industries as firms realise the...
Validating CERES-wheat under North-German environmental conditions
Validating CERES-wheat under North-German environmental conditions
2008,
The predictive quality of CERES-wheat was tested under contrasting nitrogen management...
A systematic representation of crop rotations
A systematic representation of crop rotations
2008,
Crop rotations are allocations by growers of crop types to specific fields through...
Development and evaluation of a pastoral simulation model that predicts dairy cattle performance based on animal genotype and environmental sensitivity information
Development and evaluation of a pastoral simulation model that predicts dairy cattle performance based on animal genotype and environmental sensitivity information
2008,
A dairy cattle simulation model for pastoral systems that considers how dairy cow...
Benchmarking and multivariate data analysis techniques for improving the efficiency of irrigation districts: An application in Spain
Benchmarking and multivariate data analysis techniques for improving the efficiency of irrigation districts: An application in Spain
2008,
Performance indicators are a powerful tool for identifying deficiencies in irrigation...
Multipurpose fodder trees in the Ethiopian highlands: Farmers' preference and relationship of indigenous knowledge of feed value with laboratory indicators
Multipurpose fodder trees in the Ethiopian highlands: Farmers' preference and relationship of indigenous knowledge of feed value with laboratory indicators
2008,
In the tropics, numerous organizations have promoted multipurpose fodder trees (MPFT)...
A preliminary whole-farm economic analysis of perennial wheat in an Australian dryland farming system
A preliminary whole-farm economic analysis of perennial wheat in an Australian dryland farming system
2008,
The development of perennial wheat could have a number of advantages for improving the...
Benefit–cost meta-analysis of investment in the International Agricultural Research Centers of the CGIAR
Benefit–cost meta-analysis of investment in the International Agricultural Research Centers of the CGIAR
2008,
While the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) has been...
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