Application of the social discount rate to public sector projects is one of the most crucial parameters in cost benefit analysis. Because of its importance some countries have a formal discount rate and method of discounting policies. The United Kingdom was one of the earliest to adopt a policy...

In this paper we introduce a notion of generalized derivative for C1,1 vector functions in order to obtain necessary optimality conditions for vector optimization problems. This definition generalizes to the vector case the notion introduced by Yang and Jeyakumar.

In this paper we analyse the contribution of union activity to reducing earnings inequality. Given the specific nature of the system of industrial relations, Italian unions may contribute to inequality reduction through either national bargaining (i.e. reducing between-sector differentials)...

Despite the role that movie reruns play in television programming, few studies have been devoted to this topic. In this paper I explore the performance determinants of reruns relying on data from Italian television industry, but several industry interviews suggested that the conclusions can be...

The present paper focuses on the innovation process in the computer science industry in Italy during the eighties. We choose a representative case study, the Olivetti Group. During the eighties, Olivetti stepped up its growth with international acquisitions, agreements and alliances, as well as...

Analysis of the E-Learning survey at University of Milan. In this work we use several statistical techniques to studythe data from a survey on the faculty staff of the University of Milan on E-Learning practices. In particularly, the analysis wasfocused on the identification of typical profiles...

In this paper some new contractive operators on C([a, b]) of IFS type arebuilt. Inverse problems are introduced and studied by convex optimizationproblems. A stability result and some optimality conditions are given.

The insurmountable obstacle against which economists’ attempts to confront and solve the economic problems of art – public funding as the first among many – and that has forced them to retreat after the ignominious attempt to save face by promoting art as a ‘merit good’ is the total...

Current trade policies of European Union and United States stresses establishing free trade arrangements (FTAs) with partners all over the world with special emphasis to developing countries. Besides geo-political aspects, the most important motivation include improvement in foreign market...