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Dynamische Tourenplanung und -steuerung
Boomgaarden, Christoph - 2007
In dieser Arbeit werden dynamisch-determinstische Tourenplanungsproblemeund dynamisch-stochastische Tourensteuerungsprobleme auf Basis von Verkehrswegenetzwerken beschrieben, modelliert und L?sungsverfahren experimentell untersucht.Zun?chst wird ein neues Modell zur Abbildung von...
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A simulated annealing methodology for clusterwise linear regression
DeSarbo, Wayne S.; Oliver, Richard L.; Rangaswamy, Arvind - 1989
In many regression applications, users are often faced with difficulties due to nonlinear relationships, heterogeneous subjects, or time series which are best represented by splines. In such applications, two or more regression functions are often necessary to best summarize the underlying...
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Three Essays in Applied Microeconomic Theory.
Jun, Jooyong - 2009
This dissertation consists of three essays studying various issues in applied microeconomic theory.The first essay proposes a model of two-party elections in which voters' preferences over candidates is affected by their perception on candidates' sincerity. In equilibrium, the following...
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Three Essays on Professional Advising.
Yoon, Kyoung-Soo - 2008
This dissertation considers three topics in professional advising and forecasting. Chapter 1 examines a principal's optimal contracting with experts. In an environment where experts have heterogeneous private signal distributions and type dependent reservation utilities, we show that the...
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ACRE: A Revenue-Based Alternative to Price-Based Commodity Payment Programs
Cooper, Joseph C. - 2009
This paper develops a stochastic model for estimating the probability density function of the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE), a revenue-based commodity support payment that is offered under the 2008 Farm Act as an alternative to the traditional suite of price-based commodity payments, that...
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Payments under the Average Crop Revenue Program: Implications for Government Costs and Producer Preferences
Cooper, Joseph C. - 2009
This paper develops a stochastic model for comparing payments to U.S. corn producers under the U.S. Senate’s Average Crop Revenue Program (ACR) versus payments under the price-based marketing loan benefit and countercyclical payment programs. Using this model, the paper examines the...
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The effects of transportation costs on international trade
Skiba, Alexandre - 2003
This study investigates the effects of the transportation cost on the international trade. The first essay explores the … effect of the transportation cost on the quality composition of trade. We derive a relationship between per unit and ad … shipping costs and negatively with tariffs. These results provide a clear rejection of the iceberg assumption on transportation …
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On the cost structure, efficiency and productivity of mass transit systems
Karlaftis, Matthew Georgios - 1996
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the cost and production structure of mass transit systems using both panel and time series data. Accepting cost minimization (subject to a set of constraints that reflect demand, regulatory, and urban setting conditions) as the economic...
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A new perspective on pedestrian level of service at signalized intersections
Hubbard, Sarah Marie Lillo - 2007
Balancing the needs of all surface transportation modes safely and efficiently is an important objective, and …
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Human decision-making and seat belt use
Calisir, Fethi - 1996
The methodologies used by researchers to analyze drivers' behavior have changed dramatically over the years. Several driver-behavior models focusing mainly on motivational and cognitive aspects of driving have been developed to identify major factors causing drivers to behave in unsafe manners....
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