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Production versus Distribution-oriented FDI

Kleinert, Jörn; Toubal, Farid - HAL - 2010

The business literature has long recognized the importance of multinationals' distribution networks. The empirical analysis of distribution-oriented FDI has, however, received little attention which is at least partly due to the lack of appropriate data. We present a slightly modified version of...

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On linking microsimulation and computable general equilibrium models using exact aggregation of heterogeneous discrete-choice making agents

Magnani, Riccardo; Mercenier, Jean - HAL - 2009

Our paper contributes by bridging the gap between the (partial equilibrium) microsimulation and the computable general equilibrium (CGE) approaches, by making use of exact aggregation results from the discrete choice literature: heterogeneous individuals choosing within a set of discrete...

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Discrete Choices under Social Influence: Generic Properties

Gordon, Mirta B.; Nadal, Jean-Pierre; Phan, Denis; … - HAL - 2007

We consider a model of socially interacting individuals that make a binary choice in a context of positive additive endogenous externalities. It encompasses as particular cases several models from the sociology and economics literature. We extend previous results to the case of a general...

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Do food scares explain supplier concentration ? An analysis of EU agri-food imports

Jaud, Mélise; Cadot, Olivier; Suwa-Eisenmann, Akiko - HAL - 2009

their agri-food products from a wider range of suppliers), while geographical concentration increases at the intensive … food alerts at the EU border that had never been exploited before. After coding it into HS8 categories, we regress the … incidence of food alerts by product on determinants including exporter dummies as well as HS8 product dummies. Coefficients on …

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Unpacking Knowing Integration: A Practice-based Study in Haute Cuisine

Gomez, Marie-Léandre; Bouty, Isabelle - HAL - 2009

Nous proposons d'analyser l'intégration des connaissances à la source d'un avantage concurrentiel avec une approche pratique des organisations. Alors que la littérature s'est focalisée sur le transfert de connaissances et les relations entre communautés par le biais des objets frontière,...

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The Social Dimensions of Idea Work in Haute Cuisine: A Bourdieusian Perspective

Gomez, Marie-Léandre; Bouty, Isabelle - HAL - 2009

Nous proposons de définir la production d'idées comme une pratique, c'est-à-dire comme une activité qui prend son sens et sa valeur dans un contexte social, pour analyser le travail créatif dans les cuisines de trois grands restaurants.

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Defining Groundwater Remediation Objectives with Cost-benefit Analysis: Does It Work?

Rinaudo, Jean-Daniel; Aulong, Stéphanie - HAL - 2014

The use of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is increasingly advocated as a tool for supporting water planning decisions, in particular at the local (site) level. This paper questions whether CBA is relevant for evaluating groundwater management options at the scale of large regional aquifers. It...

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Willingness-to-pay for road safety improvement

Haddak, Mohamed Mouloud; Havet, Nathalie; Lefèvre, Marie - HAL - 2014

Few studies have explored, to date, the issue of the monetary valuation of non-fatal injuries caused by road traffic accidents. The present paper arises interest in this question and aims to estimate, by means of the contingent valuation, the willingness to pay (WTP) of French households to...

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Insurance demand under ambiguity and conflict for extreme risks : Evidence from a large representative survey

Dupont-Courtade, Théodora - HAL - 2012

This paper investigates how the general public behaves when confronted with low probability events and ambiguity in an insurance context. It reports the results of a questionnaire completed by a large representative sample of the French population that aims at separating attitudes toward risk,...

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What are Households Willing to Pay for Better Tap Water Quality ? A Cross-Country Valuation Study

Beaumais, Olivier; Briand, Anne; Millock, Katrin; … - HAL - 2010

Using a unique cross-section sample from 10 OECD countries, we estimate willingness to pay for better quality of tap water. On the pooled sample, households are only willing to pay 7.5% of the median annual water bill to improve the quality of tap water. The highest relative willingness to pay...

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