Keyword: economics

Found 2641 papers in total
An Empirical Analysis of Technical Efficiency: The Role of IT Intensity and Competition
2013,
We analyze the impact of information technology (IT) on the technical efficiency of...
To Personalize or Not to Personalize Online Purchase Interactions: Implications of Self-Selection by Retailers
2013,
Personalization technologies today enable retailers to tailor online purchase...
Moving from Access to Use of the Information Infrastructure: A Multilevel Sociotechnical Framework
2013,
Universal access (UA) to the Internet and the associated information infrastructure...
The Impact and Implications of On-Demand Services on Market Structure
2013,
This paper considers on‐demand services and its impact on market structure,...
Ascending Combinatorial Auctions with Allocation Constraints: On Game Theoretical and Computational Properties of Generic Pricing Rules
2013,
Combinatorial auctions are used in a variety of application domains, such as...
IT Implementation Contract Design: Analytical and Experimental Investigation of IT Value, Learning, and Contract Structure
2013,
This article analytically and experimentally investigates how firms can best capture...
Modeling external constraints on the hegemonic strategies of regional powers
2014,
A simple general equilibrium model is borrowed from economics to study alternative...
Irrigation Planning and Management Through Optimization Modelling
2014,
Proper planning and management of irrigation is vital in achieving food security for...
Implications of Urban Form on Water Distribution Systems Performance
2014,
This paper presents the results of an investigation into the relationship between...
A Note on Distortional Distributional Effects in River Basin Discharge Permit Trade
2014,
This note exhibits how the implementation of the Total Loads Standard for issuing...
Water Conflict Risk due to Water Resource Availability and Unequal Distribution
2014,
The aim of this research is to support the assessment of countries’ risks of...
Defining Groundwater Remediation Objectives with Cost-benefit Analysis: Does It Work?
2014,
The use of cost‐benefit analysis (CBA) is increasingly advocated as a tool for...
Incorporating Future Climatic and Socioeconomic Variables in Water Demand Forecasting: A Case Study in Bangkok
2014,
With concerns relating to climate change, and its impacts on water supply, there is an...
Inter-Municipal Landfill Site Selection Using Analytic Network Process
2014,
Selecting the most suitable landfill site is important to prevent any negative...
Discovery of time-inconsecutive co-movement patterns of foreign currencies using an evolutionary biclustering method
2011,
This paper proposes an evolutionary biclustering algorithm to discover inconsecutive...
Impact of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme on forest valuation
2012,
The New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme poses challenges for forest valuation. A...
Biodiversity and socioeconomic factors supporting farmers' choice of wild edible trees in the agroforestry systems of Benin (West Africa)
2012,
Wild edible trees are expected to play a significant role in the crop diversification...
Back to basics: Considerations in evaluating the outcomes of community forestry
2012,
Evaluations on community forestry outcomes are important to observe whether the...
The conflict over Veracel pulpwood plantations in Brazil – Application of Ethical Analysis
2012,
The large‐scale pulp investment model, with its pressure on land, has created...
Forestland ownership changes in the United States and Sweden
2012,
This article examines the changing structure and ownership of the forest products...
The dynamics of innovation in Malaysia's wooden furniture industry: Innovation actors and linkages
2012,
As a low‐tech, labour intensive and supplier‐dominated industry, the...
Providing cleaner energy access in Indonesia through the megaproject of kerosene conversion to LPG
2011,
In 2007 Indonesia undertook a massive energy program to convert its primary cooking...
Understanding an improved cookstove program in rural Mexico: An analysis from the implementers' perspective
2011,
The adoption of innovations in rural areas depends, among many different factors, on...
Improved stoves in India: A study of sustainable business models
2011,
Burning of biomass for cooking is associated with health problems and climate change...
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