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Temporal analysis of the Brussels flora as indicator for changing environmental quality

Godefroid, Sandrine - Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, … - 2001

With their species diversity, their population abundance and their integrator characters, higher plants represent useful tools to solve problems concerning the environment analysis and management. As they are good bioindicators, plants integrate many environmental parameters and can help to...

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Le développement du marché de l'occasion

Roux, Dominique; Guiot, Denis - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2001

Le marché des biens d'occasion connaît une croissance exponentielle qui soulève des interrogations quant aux raisons de son développement et aux conséquences possibles pour les producteurs et distributeurs traditionnels. L'article met en lumière le fonctionnement spécifique de ce marché,...

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Analyse comparative de la visibilité des articles en économie industrielle: 1991-98

Mirucki, Jean - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2001

This empirical study evaluates the relative importance of articles in industrial organization published in major generalist or specialized scientific journals, either english or french, using the new 1991 J.E.L. classification system. Contributions are examined within two recent periods, 1991-94...

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The Impact of Public Health Insurance on Labor Market Transitions

Shore-Sheppard, Lara; Ham, John C. - Economics Department, Williams College - 2001

An often-cited difficulty with moving low-income families out of welfare and into the labor force is the lack of health insurance in many low-wage jobs. Consequently, many low-income household heads may be reluctant to leave welfare and thereby lose health insurance coverage for their children....

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Benchmarking and Regulation of Electricity Transmission and Distribution Utilities: Lessons from International Experience

Jamasb, T.; Pollitt, M. - Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge - 2001

Since the early 1980’s, many countries have implemented electricity sector reform, many of which have bundled generation, transmission, distribution and supply activities, and have introduced competition in generation and supply. An increasing number of countries are also adopting incentive...

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Promises, Promises…

Carrillo, Juan D; Dewatripont, Mathias - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

This Paper considers a time-inconsistent individual who has the ability to make promises that lead to a financial or reputation loss if broken. We first identify conditions under which promises made are kept, and conditions under which they are (partially) broken. Second, we endogenize the...

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Free Riding and Sales Strategies for the Internet

Carlton, Dennis W.; Chevalier, Judith - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2001

We examine manufacturers' decisions of whether and how to offer their products for sale over the internet. Manufacturers that rely on promotion of their products by brick and mortar retailers must consider the possibility that internet retailers can free ride off of that promotional effort. This...

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Bayesian Analysis of the Black-Scholes Option Price

Darsinos, T.; Satchell, S.E. - Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge - 2001

This paper investigates the statistical properties of the Black-Scholes option price under a Bayesian approach. We incorporate randomness, both in the price process and in volatility, to derive the prior and posterior densities of a European call option. Expressions for the density of the option...

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Capacity precommitment and price competition yield Cournot outcomes

Moreno, Diego; Úbeda, Luis - Departamento de Economía, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid - 2001

Working Paper 01-44 Economics Series 08 January 2001 Departamento de Economía Universidad Carlos III de Madrid … Cournot outcomes.” The Bell Journal of Economics, Summer 1983, 14, pp. 326—337. [3] Maggi, G: “Strategic trade policies with …

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REGIONAL AND FARM SPECIALISATION IN SPANISH AGRICULTURE BEFORE AND AFTER INTEGRATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Mora, Ricardo; San-Juan, Carlos - Departamento de Economía, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid - 2001

Working Paper 01-04 Economics Series January 2001 Departamento de Economía Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Calle …, Directorate-General for Research. Brussels. Hitiris, T. (1998) European Union Economics. Prentice Hall Europe. London. Helpman, E … and Applied Economics, 30,2,(December 1998) pp 285-299. Krugman, P. R. (1990) Policy Problems of a Monetary Union, in P …

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