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Dictators and Their Viziers: Agency Problems in Dictatorships

Egorov, Georgy; Sonin, Konstantin - 2005

The possibility of treason by a close associate has been a nightmare of most dictators throughout history. Better informed viziers are also better able to discriminate among potential plotters, and this makes them more risky subordinates for the dictator. To avoid this, dictators, especially...

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Performance-Studie deutscher Familienunternehmen

Leiber, Marietta Kersten - 2008

Die Arbeit untersucht die Performance von Familienunternehmen im Rahmen einer empirischen Studie anhand von 892 Datens?tzen aus den Jahren 2004 und 1999. Die heterogene Stichprobe besteht aus deutschen Unternehmen des verarbeitenden Gewerbes unabh?ngig von Rechtsform, B?rsennotierung und...

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SETTING EFFICIENT INCENTIVES FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH: LESSONS FROM PRINCIPAL-AGENT THEORY II

Huffman, Wallace E.; Just, Richard E. - 1999

This paper presents one of the first systematic treatments of economic incentives in the management of academic research and major inefficiencies in common funding mechanisms. Building on well-known but unusual attributes of research whereby the research payoff is only the "best" of...

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Contractual Relationships in the Absence of Formal Enforcement: Experimental Evidence from Germany and Kenya

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Performance-Based Contracting for Roadway Maintenance Operations in Indiana

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11.479 Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Planning in Developing Countries, Spring 2004

Davis, Jennifer - 2004

Policy and planning for the provision of water supply and sanitation services in developing countries. Reviews available technologies, but emphasizes the planning and policy process, including economic, social, environmental, and health issues. Incorporates considerations of financing, pricing,...

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Modes and survival of private participation projects in 94 emerging economies

Jiang, Yi; Peng, Mike; Yang, Xiaohua - 2008

, not all privatization entails complete ownership transfer from public to private hands. In many industries, especially in … infrastructure industries, privatization has often been technically labeled “private participation.” In this article, we recognize …

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Priorities for privatization of Kosovo's electricity distribution network and supply : [presented May 17, 2010]

Ibishi, Avdush - 2010

1. Introduction2. Problem Background3. Privatization and regulation for Distribution network and case of privatization4 … privatize theDistribution System Operator (DSO) and Electricity Supply. This privatization is set totake place in the second …

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Confidence building in emerging stock markets

Laeven, L.; Perotti, E.C. - 2001

, and are initially not fully credible. We argue that sustained privatization and liberalization programmes represent a … major test of political commitment to safer private property rights. We investigate whether successful privatization has a … privatization gradually leads to increased confidence. Moreover, increased confidence has a strong effect on local market …

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