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The effects of technical and organizational change on labor markets

Gärtner, Dennis - 2001

A new strand of literature has recently sought to investigate possible links between technological changes, observed modifications to firms' organizational structure and the evolution of the wage gap between skilled and unskilled workers. After a brief overview of such approaches, this essay...

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Economic internationalisation and the distribution of income : a comparison of the cases of Germany and the U.S.

Wacker, Ulrich - 2002

ofinternational trade theory. Focusing on general equilibrium frameworks stems from the insight that economicinternationalisation in … market issues established by human capital theory with the general equilibrium-leddebate on trade and the functional … ofinternational trade theory. Focusing on general equilibrium frameworks stems from the insight that economicinternationalisation in …

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Join the Leader, Imitate or Follow: Evolutionary Stable Strategies in the Commons

Schott, Stephan - 2010

"We develop an evolutionary game theory model for a limited access common pool resource. With full disclosure of …

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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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Portfolio optimization with risk constraints

Gandy, Ralf - 2005

In dieser Arbeit setzen wir uns mit den Auswirkungen von Risikobeschränkungen auf das optimale Verhalten eines Investors auseinander, welcher versucht, den erwarteten Endnutzen zu einem festgelegten Zeitpunkt zu maximieren. Dazu kann er ein vorgegebenes Anfangsvermögen in einem Markt...

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Agricultural Policy Reform and its Impact on Farm Household Income Inequality.

Mishra, Ashok; El-Osta, Hisham; Shaik, Saleem - 2010

In the United States the 1996 agricultural policy reform ushered in market-oriented farm policies and also gave farmers a seven-year lump-sum payment that was not tied to production. Some scholars argue that farm program payments have changed the distribution of income among farm households. Our...

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The Geography of New Manufacturing Technology: Implications for the Nonmetropolitan South.

McGranahan, David A. - 1999

Despite the growth in services. manufacturing remains an essential part of the nonmetropolitan South's economy, responsible for 25 percent of total personal earnings. But loweducation nonmetropolitan areas, which gained more than their share of manufacturing jobs in the 1970s and 1980s, lost...

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Determinants of economic well-being among U.S. farm operator households.

El-Osta, Hisham S.; Mishra, Ashok K.; Morehart, Mitchell J. - 2007

Participation in government programs has a mild impact on the economic well-being of U.S. farm households. Major factors that determine farm household prosperity are the primary operator's education level and ethnicity, education level of the spouse, and other characteristics such as forward...

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