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The Impact of Kinship on the Economic Dynamics of Transnational Networks: reflections on some South Asian developments

Ballard, Roger - 2001

Prepared for a Conference on Transnational Networks in Princeton in 2001, this paper explored the comparative dynamics of the trans-local networks which South Asian migrants from Mirpur (Pakistan), Jullundur (India) and Sylhet (Bangladesh) have constructed around themselves.

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The Evolving Concept of Retail Attractiveness: what makes retail agglomerations attractive when customers shop at them?

Teller, Christoph; Reutterer, Thomas - 2008

This paper attempts to contribute to a more thorough understanding of the on-site (in vivo) evaluation of retail agglomerations once shoppers have already made their destination choices. To address this issue, a modification of more conventional concepts of retail attractiveness that considers...

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The effects of rent seeking over tradable pollution permits

Hanley, Nick; MacKenzie, Ian A. - 2009

The establishment of a tradable permit market requires the regulator to select a level of aggregate emissions and then distribute the associated permits (rent) to specific groups. In most circumstances, these decisions are often politically contentious and frequently influenced by rent seeking...

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The effects of rent seeking over tradable pollution permits

Hanley, Nick; MacKenzie, Ian A. - 2010

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Theory and Practice of ITQ's in Iceland; Privatisation of Common Fisheries Resources

Eythorsson, Einar - 1995

common property rights into private property rights under the ITQ regime, is basically consistent with the economic theory of … ITQ's, though this part of the theory is often undercommunicated in the political rethorics. In the Icelandic case, the … theory of ITQ's also assumes that quota market prices will reflect the resource rent generated by the fisheries under an ITQ …

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Corruption and Pro-Poor Growth Outcomes: Evidence and Lessons for African Countries

Ndikumana, Léonce - 2006

There is growing consensus on the view that corruption hurts economic performance by reducing private investment, by adversely affecting the quantity and quality of public infrastructure, by reducing tax revenue, and by reducing human capital accumulation. In addition to inefficiency effects –...

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Essays on Budgetary Institutions: Theory and Evidence

Amoroso, Nicolas Emiliano - 2006

The dissertation offers an analysis of the role of budgetary institutions on the determination of fiscal outcomes. In the second chapter I provide a theoretical model that rationalizes differences in fiscal outcomes of two countries that are supposed to obey the same set of numerical constraints...

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A Dyad Model of Calling Behaviour with Tie Strength Dynamics

Shi, Mengze; Yang, Botao; Chiang, Jeongwen - University of Toronto; University of Southern California; … - 2009

This paper investigates the dynamic relation between callers' socialties and their wireless phone service consumption. We construct a largepair-level panel dataset with information on the number of each pair'scommon contacts, calling activities, prices, and each caller'scharacteristics over a...

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Group Polarization on Corporate Boards: Theory and Evidence on Board Decisions about Acquisition Premiums, Executive Compensation, and Diversification.

Zhu, Hongquan - 2009

reflect the average decision they previously experienced across various boards. The elaborated polarization theory then … that is even higher (lower). I also examine several key moderators of the group polarization effect. I test the theory with …

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Traditional Marketing, Online Communication and Market Outcomes Essay 1: Marketing Activity, Blogging and Sales Essay 2: Consumers' Social Learning about Videogame Consoles through Multi-Website Browsing Essay 3: Co-Evolution of Network Growth and Group F

Onishi, Hiroshi - 2011

The scope of my dissertation is to understand how consumers’ online communication affects consumers’ behavior and market outcomes. The recent growth of consumer generated media (CGM), also known as “new” media, has provided consumers easier interaction, both to search for product...

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