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The Effects of gaming on residential real estate prices and sales: A case study of Las Vegas: 1990--2008
Miller, Christopher Alan - 2009
This dissertation empirically investigates the effects of the gaming industry on a local economy, specifically housing … Vegas' relatively unrestricted gaming industry has on surrounding home prices and sales and analyzes the specific forces and … effects of the performance of a locale's gaming industry on the surrounding residential real estate market. This study …
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A Mathematical approach for optimizing the casino slot floor: A linear programming application
Ghaharian, Kasra Christopher - 2010
casino properties the bulk of gaming revenues are derived from slot machines. It is therefore imperative for casino operators …
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Club gaming in New South Wales, Australia: the transition to industry maturity
Hing, Nerilee - 1996
The New South Wales club gaming industry has existed for nearly forty years since the introduction of slot machines in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475196
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Gaming: An Emergent Discipline
Duke, Richard - 1995
Experiential learning efforts in the 1950s mimicked the logistic operational gaming of World War II; the results were … encouraging. Subsequently, funded research efforts over three decades focused on gaming phenomena. Computers permitted more … sought to employ gaming for developing strategic plans. Many gaming projects, national and international, presented the …
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Kidneys For Sale: Who Disapproves, and Why?
Roth, Alvin E.; Leider, Stephen - 2010
Economics
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An analysis of SO sub 2 emission compliance under the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments
Hanson, D.A.; Cilek, C.M.; Pandola, G.; Taxon, T. - 2008
The effectiveness of SO{sub 2} emission allowance trading under Title 4 of the 1990 Amendments to the Clean Air Act (CAA) is of great interest due to the innovative nature of this market incentive approach. However, it may be a mistake to frame the compliance problem for a utility as a decision...
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Geothermal Electric Projects from a User's Viewpoint
Nugent, James M. - 2006
The financing of a geothermal power plant has a unique characteristic which is not present with conventional oil, coal, or nuclear power plants and which has slowed development of geothermal resources. That unique characteristic is the increased risk as perceived by utilities, banks and lessors...
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The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments and the Great Lakes economy: Challenges and opportunities
Hanson, D.; Molburg, J.; Pandola, G.; Taxon, T.; Lurie, G. - 2008
This paper deals with the market for SO{sub 2} emission allowances over time and electric utility compliance choices. For currently high emitting plants ( 2.5 lb SO{sub 2}/MMBtu), the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) provide for about twice as many SO{sub 2} allowances to be issued per year...
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Factors driving wind power development in the United States
Bird, Lori A.; Parsons, Brian; Gagliano, Troy; Brown, … - 2008
In the United States, there has been substantial recent growth in wind energy generating capacity, with growth averaging 24 percent annually during the past five years. About 1,700 MW of wind energy capacity was installed in 2001, while another 410 MW became operational in 2002. This year (2003)...
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Program evaluation: Weatherization Residential Assistance Partnership (WRAP) Program
2008
The Connecticut low income weatherization program was developed in response to a 1987 rate docket order from the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) to Connecticut Light Power Co., an operating subsidiary of Northeast Utilities (NU). (Throughout this report, NU is referred to...
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