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Low Choy, Samantha J.; Mengersen, Kerrie L.; Rousseau, … - 2008

popular two-parameter gamma and lognormal distributions, as well as the three-parameter location-shifted lognormal and …

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Academic couples and the economics of the co-location problem.

Li, Jinxiong - 2009

University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. May 2009. Major: Economics. Advisor: Thomas Holmes. 1 computer file (PDF); ix, 62 pages, appendices A-B.

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14.30 Introduction to Statistical Method in Economics, Fall 2004

Bennett, Herman - 2004

This course is a self-contained introduction to statistics with economic applications. Elements of probability theory …, sampling theory, statistical estimation, regression analysis, and hypothesis testing. It uses elementary econometrics and other …

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Developing a passenger mode choice model for Brisbane using the South East Queensland travel surveys

Khan, Omer A.; Kruger, Jason; Trivedi, Tejas - 2007

This paper presents the methodology used in developing a fully-functional mode choice module capability to be incorporated into the Brisbane Strategic Transport Model (BSTM); capable of estimating mode shares in a multi-modal travel environment. The new mode choice module consists of unique...

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The Need for a Military System Effectiveness Framework: The System of Systems Approach

Soban, Danielle Suzanne; Mavris, Dimitri N. - 2001

campaign level. The use of probability theory as part of the methodology is defended. Finally, an intuitive overview of the …

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Distributing the Benefits from the Commons

Silvestre, Joaquim - 1993

"The common-property literature has often focused on the question of efficiency. Here we consider distributional issues instead. How should the benefits of the commons (say, a fishery) be distributed? We approach the question from the viewpoint of ownership rather than income redistribution. "A...

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Foundations for Cooperation in Social Dilemmas

Ahn, Toh-Kyeong - 2001

"Institutional approaches to social dilemmas have so far focused on how to create incentive structures that channel individuals' behavior into socially desirable outcomes assuming that everyone is selfish. However, the presumption of universal selfishness is not only empirically invalid but may...

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Appropriation Externalities in the Commons: Theory and Experimental Evidence

Herr, Andrew - 1996

of the commons.' This dissertation combines the tools of game theory and experimental methods to gain a broader …

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Essays on Individual Behavior in Social Dilemma Environments: An Experimental Analysis

Dudley, Dean - 1993

"In this study, individual level behavior is investigated in the context of computer assisted voluntary contribution mechanism public good (VCM) provision experiments and common pool resource (CPR) appropriation experiments. Previous studies of these environments have concentrated on aggregate...

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Salience and Its Implications for Common-Pool Resource Management in Scotland: A Tragedy of a Different Kind?

Brown, Katrina Myrvang; Slee, Bill - 2002

"In past contributions to CPR theory, the issue of salience/dependence on a resource has been flagged up as a one of a … high. However, cases do exist of CPRs in which this assumption does not hold, and consequently, related theory proves to be … into question the possibility and utility of constructing a coherent CPR meta-theory." …

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