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Three Essays on Heterogeneous Workers in Imperfect Labour Markets
Manger, Christian - 2010
Diese Dissertation besteht aus drei eigenständigen Arbeiten, die unterschiedliche Auswirkungen von Arbeitsmarktunvollkommenheiten auf heterogene Arbeiter betrachten. Die erste Arbeit zeigt anhand eines spieltheoretischen Modells, dass lediglich Koordinations- und Informationsfriktionen...
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PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION AND SEGREGATION IN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS: NON-GENETICALLY MODIFIED AND SPECIALTY CORN AND SOYBEAN CROPS IN IOWA
Miranowski, John A.; Jensen, Helen H.; Batres-Marquez, … - 2004
An important dimension of product differentiation and segregation for specialty crops is the added handling and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443107
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Who pays the costs of non-GMO segregation and identity preservation?
Desquilbet, Marion; Bullock, David S. - 2002
and market segregation. We represent explicitly the costs of non-GMO segregation and identity preservation (IP) for both … segregation in the European Union (EU). We analyze how the costs of IP are distributed among heterogenous producers, handlers and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443819
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Residential Segregation in General Equilibrium
Bayer, Patrick; McMillan, Robert; Rueben, Kim - 2004
This paper studies the causes and consequences of racial segregation using a new general equilibrium model that treats … carrying out counterfactual simulations that shed light on the causes and consequences of segregation. In terms of causes, and … result in significant reductions in racial segregation, as minority households would sort into newly formed minority …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009444158
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Labor market imperfections: effects on occupational injuries and earnings
Germiniasi, Andrea - 2010
gender segregation across industries. These additional findings suggest that discriminatory hiring practices are likely to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009460812
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An empirical investigation of lending to small businesses
Min, Kyung-Seol - 2008
ABSTRACTMIN, KYUNG-SEOL, An Empirical Investigation of Lending to Small Businesses. (Under the direction of Douglas K. Pearce and Karlyn Mitchell.) This dissertation analyzes lenders' two important decisions (loan approval decision and loan rate decision) in their loan evaluation procedures...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009431220
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Improving Unsustainable Western Economic Systems
Dixon, Frank - 2004
To help guide development of the Gross National Happiness (GNH), this paper analyzes Western economic systems. Drivers of environmental and social problems will be discussed with the goal of helping Bhutan avoid these pitfalls. The paper then suggests a strategy for developing the GNH as well as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468654
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Wirtschaft und Umwelt
Zingel, Wolfgang-Peter - 2009
Im gleichen Zuge, in dem sich China und Indien zu dominierenden Wirtschaftsmächten entwickeln, wird sich die Belastung des Ökosystems in regionaler und globaler Hinsicht drastisch verschärfen. So rechnet die Internationale Energieagentur (IEA) damit, dass Indien bis 2015 weltweit der...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468680
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The optimal initial allocation of pollution permits: a relative performance approach
MacKenzie, Ian A.; Hanley, Nick; Kornienko, Tatiana - 2008
The initial allocation of pollution permits is an important aspect of emissions trading schemes. We generalize the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009465975