We estimate a model of service choice and price competition in airline markets, allowing for the carriers that provide nonstop service to be a selected subset of the carriers competing in the market. Our model can be estimated without an excessive computational burden and we use the estimated...

Although theory suggests its importance, empirical evidence on the relation between exogenous termination risk and contracted compensation packages is limited. This study takes a different approach by exploring determinants of contracted annual compensation and severance packages for city...

Drawing on the results of recent state-level debt management performance assessments (SN DeMPAs) in seven Nigerian states and the Federal Capital Territory, the paper highlights key institutional and capacity challenges in state debt management in the context of the Nigerian fiscal federalism...

Cold stress is a key factor limiting the yield and quality of non-heading Chinese cabbage. The hydrophilic protective protein LEA plays an important role in plant abiotic stress. In this study, 72 BcLEAs were identified from non-heading Chinese cabbage and divided into 9 subfamilies by...

In this work, magnetic S-doped Fe-Cu-La trimetallic oxides (S-FeCuLaO) was prepared and adopted as a adsorbent to remove Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions. The S-FeCuLaO material was characterized by SEM, XRD, FTIR, XPS and VSM, and batch adsorption experiments were employed to investigate to the...