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In this paper we argue that pricing is all about price changes, and that the costs of price changes are often simultaneously subtle and substantial. We discuss a framework to deal with the dynamics of changing prices. This framework incorporates customer interpretations of price changes, an...
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When, in a supply chain, a supplier and a buyer have the choice of transaction form to do business, the equilibrium transaction form which emerges is much more constrained than previously envisaged in literature. In this paper, two forms of long-term supply contracts and procurement in the spot...
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The present paper shows why information asymmetry and bivariate stochastic demand and spot price induce different behaviours and economic inefficiency in a carrier – shipper relationship. An example is offered of a single period, single echelon, shipper-carrier transport model where demand...
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Transport cost is second in importance after production cost in industry. It is the purpose of the present paper to study the impact of information sharing and contractual instruments between a supply chain and its transport suppliers. After reviewing the literature, we propose a model to...
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The present paper studies the impact of information sharing and contractual instruments on a shipper and her transport suppliers through a monte carlo simulation. After reviewing the literature, we propose a model to measure the benefits in terms of expected transport cost and variance of this...
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Focused on the case of China’s financial development, the present discursive essay sets out to argue that if the … particular context of China’s economic development goals and concludes that although the Chinese financial system is not …. Furthermore, in order to reconcile China’s financial efficiency-growth apparent paradox, the essay supports the view that …
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Participation in Infrastructure in China, Laws and Regulations for Private Participation in Infrastructure in China, Financing … Private Infrastructure Projects in China, Road Issues and Recommendations, Water Issues and Recommendations, Power Generation … suitable projects. The report compares China’s experiences with those of developing and industrial countries and offers …
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The book encapsulates the ways and means of doing business with China, and the opportunities out there. It reveals how … China has transformed itself for the investors by creating a friendly environment; but,nevertheless, cultural and social … aspects must not be forgotten while dealing with them. The book is divided into four parts. These are: • The China Triangle …
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This paper estimates the effects of trade integration between China and Mercosur on employment. The case of Argentina … labor demand elasticities in order to estimate the effects of trade with China on the employment rate. According to this …, trade with China did not have a significant effect on industrial employment, even in a period of swift trade liberalization …
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economic outcomes in China. In this article, we construct a set of (rural, urban, total) provincial- level spatial price … provide illustrations of the significant effect of ignoring spatial price differences in the analysis of China’s economy. …
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