Keyword: economics

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Evaluating the long-term impacts of promoting ‘green’ agriculture in the Amazon
Evaluating the long-term impacts of promoting ‘green’ agriculture in the Amazon
2015,
Frontier development in the Brazilian Amazon has created vast areas of largely...
The effects of fair trade on coffee growers: a framework and analysis
The effects of fair trade on coffee growers: a framework and analysis
2015,
The world coffee market has undergone a significant transformation in the past couple...
Firm adoption of international standards: evidence from the Ethiopian floriculture sector
Firm adoption of international standards: evidence from the Ethiopian floriculture sector
2015,
Global trade in agriculture and food products is increasingly governed by an array of...
Crossbred cow adoption and its correlates: Countable adoption specification search in Sri Lanka's small holder dairy sector
Crossbred cow adoption and its correlates: Countable adoption specification search in Sri Lanka's small holder dairy sector
2015,
Considerable specification choice confronts countable adoption investigations and...
Is there a slowdown in agricultural productivity growth in South America?
Is there a slowdown in agricultural productivity growth in South America?
2015,
This article estimates agricultural productivity growth in 10 South American countries...
Self-Insurance, Self-Protection, and Saving: On Consumption Smoothing and Risk Management
Self-Insurance, Self-Protection, and Saving: On Consumption Smoothing and Risk Management
2016,
This article studies the effect of risk preferences on self‐insurance and...
To Preannounce or Not: New Product Development in a Competitive Duopoly Market
To Preannounce or Not: New Product Development in a Competitive Duopoly Market
2016,
In this study, we consider the issue of preannouncing or not preannouncing the...
Handle mergers and acquisitions with care: the fragility of trust between the IT-service provider and end-users
Handle mergers and acquisitions with care: the fragility of trust between the IT-service provider and end-users
2016,
Information technology (IT) implementation continues to be a challenging process for...
Forecasting inflation using time-varying Bayesian model averaging
Forecasting inflation using time-varying Bayesian model averaging
2014,
This paper presents a Bayesian model averaging regression framework for forecasting US...
An Empirical Study on the Dynamic Relationship between Higher Educational Investment and Economic Growth using VAR Model
An Empirical Study on the Dynamic Relationship between Higher Educational Investment and Economic Growth using VAR Model
2014,
Previous research has studied the relationship between higher education and economic...
Approximating the optimal sequence of acquisitions and sales with a capped budget
Approximating the optimal sequence of acquisitions and sales with a capped budget
2015,
We introduce and study the approximability of the following problem. There is a set of...
Modeling the Impacts of Tides and the Virtual Arrival Policy in Berth Allocation
Modeling the Impacts of Tides and the Virtual Arrival Policy in Berth Allocation
2015,
To quantify the impacts of tides on seaside operations in container ports, this study...
Which Skills Matter in the Market for CEOs? Evidence from Pay for CEO Credentials
Which Skills Matter in the Market for CEOs? Evidence from Pay for CEO Credentials
2015,
Market‐based theories predict that differences in CEO skills lead to...
The Effect of Social Interaction on Economic Transactions: Evidence from Changes in Two Retail Formats
The Effect of Social Interaction on Economic Transactions: Evidence from Changes in Two Retail Formats
2015,
Examining changes in two different retail formats, we show that consumers alter their...
The Diseconomies of Queue Pooling: An Empirical Investigation of Emergency Department Length of Stay
The Diseconomies of Queue Pooling: An Empirical Investigation of Emergency Department Length of Stay
2015,
We conduct an empirical investigation of the impact of queue management on...
Dynamic Valuation of Delinquent Credit-Card Accounts
Dynamic Valuation of Delinquent Credit-Card Accounts
2015,
This paper introduces a dynamic model of the stochastic repayment behavior exhibited...
‘Gaming the System’: Decision Making by Interdependent Critical Infrastructure
‘Gaming the System’: Decision Making by Interdependent Critical Infrastructure
2015,
Supporting strong, resilient, and integrated critical infrastructure is vital to...
Modeling Public‐Private Partnerships in Disaster Management via Centralized and Decentralized Models
Modeling Public‐Private Partnerships in Disaster Management via Centralized and Decentralized Models
2015,
The objective of this paper is to help both public and private sectors make better...
Social Dollars: The Economic Impact of Customer Participation in a Firm-Sponsored Online Customer Community
Social Dollars: The Economic Impact of Customer Participation in a Firm-Sponsored Online Customer Community
2015,
Many firms operate customer communities online. This is motivated by the belief that...
Worst-Case Analysis of Process Flexibility Designs
Worst-Case Analysis of Process Flexibility Designs
2015,
Theoretical studies of process flexibility designs have mostly focused on expected...
Technical Note–New Sufficient Conditions for (s, S) Policies to be Optimal in Systems with Multiple Uncertainties
Technical Note–New Sufficient Conditions for (s, S) Policies to be Optimal in Systems with Multiple Uncertainties
2015,
In today’s business environment, unpredictable economic and noneconomic forces...
Learning and Pricing with Models That Do Not Explicitly Incorporate Competition
Learning and Pricing with Models That Do Not Explicitly Incorporate Competition
2015,
In revenue management research and practice, demand models are used that describe how...
Time to Come Clean? Disclosure and Inspection Policies for Green Production
Time to Come Clean? Disclosure and Inspection Policies for Green Production
2015,
We examine the interplay between two important decisions that impact environmental...
Technical Note–Price-Setting Newsvendor Problems with Uncertain Supply and Risk Aversion
Technical Note–Price-Setting Newsvendor Problems with Uncertain Supply and Risk Aversion
2015,
The price‐setting newsvendor problem, which models the economic...
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