2024-03-29T02:08:28Z
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/cgi/oai2
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:770
2019-10-08T14:25:01Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/770/
A Flexibilidade das Estruturas Curriculares Portuguesas Enquanto Implicação do Processo de Bolonha nas Licenciaturas em Economia: uma comparação com a Europa
Monteiro, Henrique
Ferreira Lopes, Alexandra
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
A22 - Undergraduate
In this article we perform a comparative analysis of the study plans of Economics undergraduate degrees between Portugal and the best European institutions, for the school year 2004-2005. The analysis indicates a lower flexibility of Portuguese undergraduate courses, with a greater proportion of required disciplines and less electives offered. The study provides significant evidence on the essential courses to include in the study plans of future undergraduate Economics degrees in Portugal, with a reduced length of three years and about their required or optional nature.
2005-12
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/770/1/MPRA_paper_770.pdf
Monteiro, Henrique and Ferreira Lopes, Alexandra (2005): A Flexibilidade das Estruturas Curriculares Portuguesas Enquanto Implicação do Processo de Bolonha nas Licenciaturas em Economia: uma comparação com a Europa. Published in: Cadernos de Economia No. 76 (September 2006): pp. 54-63.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:771
2019-09-26T08:45:36Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/771/
A Comparison of the Undergraduate Economics Major in Europe and in the United States
Monteiro, Henrique
Ferreira Lopes, Alexandra
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
A22 - Undergraduate
In this work we compare the undergraduate Economics majors and their underlying structure in the top-ranked Economics departments of Europe and the United States. We identify the fundamental courses usually included in an Economics major by means of a cluster analysis. We further distinguish between those courses which are required and those which are usually offered as electives. We find striking differences between the USA and Europe, especially regarding the nature of the main electives offered. The insights from this comparative study could be especially useful for the ongoing restructuring of undergraduate Economics majors in some European countries caused by the Bologna Process.
2006-03
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/771/1/MPRA_paper_771.pdf
Monteiro, Henrique and Ferreira Lopes, Alexandra (2006): A Comparison of the Undergraduate Economics Major in Europe and in the United States. Published in: International Review of Economics Education , Vol. 6, No. 2 (2007): pp. 9-26.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:2290
2019-10-23T17:46:24Z
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:2730
2019-09-27T09:06:48Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/2730/
Is Fairness in the Eye of the Beholder? An Impartial Spectator Analysis of Justice
Konow, James
D61 - Allocative Efficiency ; Cost-Benefit Analysis
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
A popular sentiment is that fairness is inexorably subjective and incapable of being determined by objective standards. This study, on the other hand, seeks to establish evidence on unbiased justice and to propose and demonstrate a general approach for measuring impartial views empirically. Most normative justice theories associate impartiality with limited information and with consensus, i.e., a high level of agreement about what is right. In both the normative and positive literature, information is usually seen as the raw material for self-serving bias and disagreement. In contrast, this paper proposes a type of impartiality that is associated with a high level of information. The crucial distinction is the emphasis here on the views of impartial spectators, rather than implicated stakeholders. I describe the quasi-spectator method, i.e., an empirical means to approximate the views of impartial spectators that is based on a direct relationship between information and consensus, whereby consensus refers to the level of agreement among actual evaluators of real world situations. Results of surveys provide evidence on quasi-spectator views and support this approach as a means to elicit moral preferences. By establishing a relationship between consensus and impartiality, this paper seeks to help lay an empirical foundation for welfare analysis, social choice theory and practical policy applications.
2006-12
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/2730/1/MPRA_paper_2730.pdf
Konow, James (2006): Is Fairness in the Eye of the Beholder? An Impartial Spectator Analysis of Justice. Published in: Social Choice and Welfare , Vol. 33, No. 1 (June 2009): pp. 101-127.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:3049
2019-09-28T14:45:16Z
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7375626A656374733D44:4438:443833
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/3049/
Individual learning: theory formation, and feedback in a complex task
Novarese, Marco
Lanteri, Alessandro
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
D83 - Search ; Learning ; Information and Knowledge ; Communication ; Belief ; Unawareness
C91 - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
We present an experiment for the study of learning in a complex task which requires both memorisation and the ability to process several pieces of information. The outcome of an action, for which immediate feedback is given, depends on the context (i.e. one of thirty-two sequences of three features) which is know and visible to the subjects. Subjects develop some theories of the experimental world, which result in the stable repetition of some actions in response to certain conditions. These theories are modified after feedback, however mistaken answers are repeated and correct answers abandoned. During the game, theories become more effective (i.e. they afford more correct answers and a higher score), yet the improvements slow down. The theories follow from only a portion of the available information and when they become successful (i.e. towards the end of the experiment) the subjects start refining them to include a larger subset of the information, this causes more stable mistakes.
2007-04-26
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/3049/1/MPRA_paper_3049.pdf
Novarese, Marco and Lanteri, Alessandro (2007): Individual learning: theory formation, and feedback in a complex task.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:3054
2019-09-30T19:31:33Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/3054/
How to Reduce the Risk Of Banking Problems
Deabes, Tosson
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
This paper reviews the existing evidence on the origins of banking crises, provides new results on the impact of government bank ownership on financial stability, and discusses policy options that can prevent and mitigate the consequences of banking crises. We find that government ownership of banks increases the likelihood and fiscal cost of crises; albeit the latter result is weak. Among the policies recommended to minimize the occurrence of crises, we highlight the importance of sound macroeconomic policies, adequate financial infrastructure, incentive compatible regulations, and limiting government interference in the banking sector.
2003-11
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/3054/1/MPRA_paper_3054.pdf
Deabes, Tosson (2003): How to Reduce the Risk Of Banking Problems.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:3140
2019-09-29T01:51:53Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/3140/
Positive self-image in tournaments
Santos-Pinto, Luís
J41 - Labor Contracts
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
This paper analyzes the implications of worker overestimation of productivity
for firms in which incentives take the form of tournaments. Each
worker overestimates his productivity but is aware of the bias in his opponent’s
self-assessment. The manager of the firm, on the other hand, correctly
assesses workers’ productivities and self-beliefs when setting tournament
prizes. The paper shows that, under a variety of circumstances, firms
make higher profits when workers have positive self-image than if workers
do not. By contrast, workers’ welfare declines due to their own misguided
choices.
2003-11-10
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/3140/1/MPRA_paper_3140.pdf
Santos-Pinto, Luís (2003): Positive self-image in tournaments.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:3141
2019-09-29T07:19:20Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/3141/
Positive self-image and incentives in organizations
Santos-Pinto, Luís
J41 - Labor Contracts
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
This paper investigates the implications of individuals’ mistaken beliefs
of their abilities on incentives in organizations using the principal-agent
model of moral hazard. The paper shows that if effort is observable, then
an agent’s mistaken beliefs about own ability are always favorable to the
principal. However, if effort is unobservable, then an agent’s mistaken beliefs
about own ability can be either favorable or unfavorable to the principal.
The paper provides conditions under which an agent’s over estimation about
own ability is favorable to the principal when effort is unobservable. Finally,
the paper shows that workers’ mistaken beliefs about their coworkers’ abilities
make interdependent incentive schemes more attractive to firms than
individualistic incentive schemes.
2003-09-03
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/3141/1/MPRA_paper_3141.pdf
Santos-Pinto, Luís (2003): Positive self-image and incentives in organizations.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:3144
2019-09-29T04:51:47Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/3144/
Forecasts of relative performance in tournaments: evidence from the field
Santos-Pinto, Luís
Park, Young-Joon
J41 - Labor Contracts
C93 - Field Experiments
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
This paper uses a field experiment to investigate the quality of individuals' forecasts of relative performance in tournaments. We ask players in luck-based (poker) and skill-based (chess) tournaments to make point forecasts of rank. The main finding of the paper is that players' forecasts in both types of tournaments are biased towards overestimation of relative performance. However, the size of the biases found is not as large as the ones often reported in the psychology literature. We also find support for the "unskilled and unaware hypothesis" in chess: high skilled chess players make better forecasts than low skilled chess players. Finally, we find that chess players' forecasts of relative performance are not efficient.
2004-06-05
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/3144/1/MPRA_paper_3144.pdf
Santos-Pinto, Luís and Park, Young-Joon (2004): Forecasts of relative performance in tournaments: evidence from the field.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:3146
2019-09-28T20:12:51Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/3146/
Asymmetries in information processing in a decision theory framework
Santos-Pinto, Luís
D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
Research in psychology suggests that some individuals are more sensitive to
positive than to negative information while others are more sensitive to negative
rather than positive information. I take these cognitive positive-negative
asymmetries in information processing to a Bayesian decision-theory model and
explore its consequences in terms of decisions and payoffs. I show that in monotone
decision problems economic agents with more positive-responsive information
structures are always better off, ex-ante, when they face problems where
payoffs are relatively more sensitive to the action chosen when the state of nature
is favorable.
2003-01-08
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/3146/1/MPRA_paper_3146.pdf
Santos-Pinto, Luís (2003): Asymmetries in information processing in a decision theory framework.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:3340
2019-10-01T22:13:26Z
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7375626A656374733D41:4131:413131
7375626A656374733D41:4131:413132
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/3340/
Is Economics Entering its Post-Witchcraft Era?
Potgieter, Petrus H.
Rosinger, Elemér E.
A11 - Role of Economics ; Role of Economists ; Market for Economists
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
C02 - Mathematical Methods
Recently, an awareness is emerging in economics about the fact that important problems are not solvable algorithmically, that is, by any finite number of steps. This statement can be made mathematically exact and this paper reviews the contributions that have been made in this regard, related to standard topics in economics.
2007-05-25
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/3340/1/MPRA_paper_3340.pdf
Potgieter, Petrus H. and Rosinger, Elemér E. (2007): Is Economics Entering its Post-Witchcraft Era?
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:3862
2019-09-26T22:30:31Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/3862/
A Discussion on Empirical Micro-Bases of Hayek’s Methodological Individualism
Zhao, Liang
Zhu, Xian Chen
B49 - Other
B53 - Austrian
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
There are essential differences in ‘methodological individualism(MI)’ between neoclassic economics and Hayek’s theory. On basis of The Sensory Order, this paper shows relations between Hayek’s MI and it, the micro-bases of Hayek’s MI from contemporarily empirical disciplines, and some viewpoints verified by succeeding ones; then points out some questions that need to be answered henceforth between Hayek’s theory and interdisciplinary studies in modern economics. It is concluded that Hayek’s MI has its empirical micro-bases, and that his interdisciplinary exploration in the youth can help advance modern economics.
2007-06-05
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/3862/1/MPRA_paper_3862.pdf
Zhao, Liang and Zhu, Xian Chen (2007): A Discussion on Empirical Micro-Bases of Hayek’s Methodological Individualism.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:4148
2019-09-28T04:42:19Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/4148/
Many hands make hard work, or why agriculture is not a puzzle
Guzmán, Ricardo Andrés
D6 - Welfare Economics
A14 - Sociology of Economics
Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology
D71 - Social Choice ; Clubs ; Committees ; Associations
I31 - General Welfare, Well-Being
D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics
J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
J13 - Fertility ; Family Planning ; Child Care ; Children ; Youth
O13 - Agriculture ; Natural Resources ; Energy ; Environment ; Other Primary Products
The shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture, some 10,000 years ago, triggered the first demographic explosion in history. Along with population, working time increased, while food consumption remained at the subsistence level. For that reason, most anthropologists regard the adoption of agriculture as an economical puzzle.
I show, using a neoclassical economic model, that there is nothing puzzling about the adoption of agriculture. Agriculture brings four technological changes: an increase in total factor productivity, a stabilization of total factor productivity, less interference of children on production, and the possibility of food storage. In my model, each of those changes induces free, rational and self-interested hunter-gatherers to adopt agriculture. As a result, working time increases while consumption remains at the subsistence level, and population begins to grow until diminishing returns to labor bring it to a halt. Welfare, which depends on consumption, leisure, and fertility, rises at first; but after a few generations it falls below its initial level. Still, the adoption of agriculture is irreversible. The latter generations choose to remain farmers because, at their current levels of population, reverting to hunting and gathering would reduce their welfare.
2007-01-28
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/4148/1/MPRA_paper_4148.pdf
Guzmán, Ricardo Andrés (2007): Many hands make hard work, or why agriculture is not a puzzle.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:4457
2019-09-27T19:30:09Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/4457/
Incentives and Service Quality in the Restaurant Industry: The Tipping – Service Puzzle
Azar, Ofer H.
Z13 - Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology ; Social and Economic Stratification
D10 - General
L80 - General
J30 - General
M50 - General
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
Tipping is a significant economic activity (tips in the US food industry alone amount to about $42 billion annually) that was claimed to improve service quality and increase economic efficiency, because it gives incentives to provide excellent service, and therefore allows to avoid costly monitoring of workers. The article suggests that this common wisdom might be wrong. A simple model shows formally that tips can improve service only if they are sensitive enough to service quality. Empirical evidence suggests that tips are hardly affected by service quality. Nevertheless, rankings of service quality by customers are very high; the co-existence of these two findings is denoted "the tipping – service puzzle,” and several possible explanations for it are offered.
2005
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/4457/1/MPRA_paper_4457.pdf
Azar, Ofer H. (2005): Incentives and Service Quality in the Restaurant Industry: The Tipping – Service Puzzle. Forthcoming in: Applied Economics
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:4477
2022-11-16T12:04:51Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/4477/
Action bias among elite soccer goalkeepers: The case of penalty kicks
Bar-Eli, Michael
Azar, Ofer H.
Ritov, Ilana
Keidar-Levin, Yael
Schein, Galit
Z13 - Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology ; Social and Economic Stratification
D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
D01 - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
C93 - Field Experiments
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
In soccer penalty kicks, goalkeepers choose their action before they can clearly observe the kick direction. An analysis of 286 penalty kicks in top leagues and championships worldwide shows that given the probability distribution of kick direction, the optimal strategy for goalkeepers is to stay in the goal's center. Goalkeepers, however, almost always jump right or left. We propose the following explanation for this behavior: because the norm is to jump, norm theory (Kahneman and Miller, 1986) implies that a goal scored yields worse feelings for the goalkeeper following inaction (staying in the center) than following action (jumping), leading to a bias for action. The omission bias, a bias in favor of inaction, is reversed here because the norm here is reversed - to act rather than to choose inaction. The claim that jumping is the norm is supported by a second study, a survey conducted with 32 top professional goalkeepers. The seemingly biased decision making is particularly striking since the goalkeepers have huge incentives to make correct decisions, and it is a decision they encounter frequently. Finally, we discuss several implications of the action/omission bias for economics and management.
2005
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/4477/1/MPRA_paper_4477.pdf
Bar-Eli, Michael and Azar, Ofer H. and Ritov, Ilana and Keidar-Levin, Yael and Schein, Galit (2005): Action bias among elite soccer goalkeepers: The case of penalty kicks. Published in: Journal of Economic Psychology , Vol. 28, No. 5 (October 2007): pp. 606-621.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:4484
2019-09-26T12:48:27Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/4484/
Behavioral industrial organization, firm strategy, and consumer economics
Azar, Ofer H.
D40 - General
L10 - General
M20 - General
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
M30 - General
D10 - General
The field of behavioral economics is one of the fastest-growing fields in economics in recent years. Not long ago this was a small field, but over the last decade or so, the field gained more recognition, and today it seems clear that psychological motivations and biases affect economic behavior in many important ways. Insights from psychology were incorporated in several areas of economics. This paper offers a short review of the application of behavioral economics to industrial organization, which can be denoted “behavioral industrial organization,” and on the relationship between behavioral industrial organization, firm strategy, and consumer economics.
2006
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/4484/1/MPRA_paper_4484.pdf
Azar, Ofer H. (2006): Behavioral industrial organization, firm strategy, and consumer economics.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:4485
2019-09-26T22:32:46Z
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Tipping, firm strategy, and industrial organization
Azar, Ofer H.
D11 - Consumer Economics: Theory
Z13 - Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology ; Social and Economic Stratification
L83 - Sports ; Gambling ; Restaurants ; Recreation ; Tourism
D12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
Tipping is a phenomenon that has been studied for many years, but is receiving increased attention in recent years. The magnitude of tips is very large – in the US, for example, tips in the food industry alone amount to about $42 billion each year, and tips are given in many other establishments and countries, so annual worldwide tips are much higher than that. Millions of workers in the US alone derive most of their income from tips and tipping is prevalent in numerous countries and occupations. These are all good reasons to study tipping, but it is clear that tipping has created much interest also because it is puzzling from a theoretical perspective. The common assumption in economics that people maximize utility (which is derived by consuming various goods) subject to a budget constraint implies that people should give up money only when they receive something in return. This is not the case, however, when people tip: service has already been provided by the time the tip is given, so the tip is a voluntary payment that does not buy something real (such as improved service) in return.
The literature on tipping can be divided to two main areas. The first area can be termed "understanding tipping behavior." This includes studies that try to understand why people tip, what affects their tipping behavior, why tipping is different across countries, etc. The second research area, which started to receive attention more recently, can be defined as "tipping, firm strategy, and industrial organization." This part of the literature deals with the effect of tipping on firms and markets. For example, firms can sometimes choose between voluntary tipping and compulsory service charges – which one is better for the firm? How should the existence of tips affect optimal pricing by the firm? How should firms monitor workers and provide incentives to them when tipping exists? Why does tipping exist in some industries but not in others? Does tipping increase social welfare in industries in which it is the norm? All these questions belong to this second research area and demonstrate the close relationship of tipping to industrial organization and firm strategy. Several review articles made an attempt to summarize and synthesize the extensive literature in the area of understanding tipping behavior, but no article has offered an extensive literature review that focuses on the area of "tipping, firm strategy, and industrial organization." The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to review and summarize the literature in this area of research.
2006
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/4485/1/MPRA_paper_4485.pdf
Azar, Ofer H. (2006): Tipping, firm strategy, and industrial organization.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:4625
2019-09-30T00:00:25Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/4625/
Book Review to Luigino Bruni -'Reciprocita'- Economic Thought and Reciprocity Theories
Reggiani, Tommaso
C70 - General
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
D70 - General
B21 - Microeconomics
A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values
"Written with the attempt to tell credible history and possible scenes, in order to anticipate still latent tendencies, or in order to imagine communities and societies more civil, richer than reciprocity, in all its shapes. " (p. xv). From this ambitious premised the author of the issue takes the movements and it invites to us to explore one region of social sciences, until today, inadequately explored: the dimension of the reciprocity between the economic and social agents.
- This book review, focused on a historical perspective, describes the debate developed by the history of economic thought regarding theories of reciprocity. -
2007-01-01
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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Reggiani, Tommaso (2007): Book Review to Luigino Bruni -'Reciprocita'- Economic Thought and Reciprocity Theories. Published in: Storia del Pensiero Economico - SPE n.1-2007 january/june (Nuova serie - Anno IV) (1 June 2007): pp. 200-202.
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Is Economics Entering its Post-Witchcraft Era?
Potgieter, Petrus H.
Rosinger, Elemér E.
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
C02 - Mathematical Methods
A11 - Role of Economics ; Role of Economists ; Market for Economists
Recently, an awareness is emerging in economics about the fact that important problems are not solvable algorithmically, that is, by any finite number of steps. This statement can be made mathematically exact and this paper reviews the contributions that have been made in this regard, related to standard topics in economics.
2007-05-25
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/5402/1/MPRA_paper_5402.pdf
Potgieter, Petrus H. and Rosinger, Elemér E. (2007): Is Economics Entering its Post-Witchcraft Era?
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:5663
2019-09-29T04:44:35Z
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Zelig and the Art of Measuring Excess Profit
magni, Carlo Alberto
G11 - Portfolio Choice ; Investment Decisions
G31 - Capital Budgeting ; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies ; Capacity
C0 - General
M4 - Accounting and Auditing
G00 - General
G30 - General
D46 - Value Theory
B40 - General
M41 - Accounting
G12 - Asset Pricing ; Trading Volume ; Bond Interest Rates
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
M2 - Business Economics
This paper tells the story of a student of economics and finance who meets a couple of alleged psychopaths, suffering from the ‘syndrome of Zelig’, so that they think of themselves to be experts of economic and financial issues. While speaking, they come across the concept of excess profit. The student tells them that the formal way to translate excess profit is to apply Stewart’s (1991) EVA model and shows that this model is equivalent to Peccati’s (1987, 1991, 1992) decomposition model of a project’s Net Present (Final) Value. The ‘Zeligs’ listen to him carefully, then try to apply themselves the EVA model: Unfortunately, both She-Zelig and He-Zelig seem to feel uneasy with basic mathematics, so they make some mistakes. Consequently, each of them miscalculates the excess profit. Strangely enough, they make different mistakes but both get to the (correct) Net Final Value of the project and, in addition, their excess profits do coincide. Further, the (biased) models presented by the Zeligs, though different from the EVA model, seem to bear strong relations to the latter. The student is rather surprised.
I give my version of this event, arguing that the Zeligs are offering us a rational way of measuring excess profit, alternative to the standard one (EVA) but equally valuable. As I see it, they are only adopting a different cognitive interpretation of the concept of excess profit, which is based on a counterfactual conditional that differs from Stewart’s and Peccati’s.
2006-06
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/5663/1/MPRA_paper_5663.pdf
magni, Carlo Alberto (2006): Zelig and the Art of Measuring Excess Profit. Published in: Frontiers in Finance and Economics , Vol. 1, No. 3 (June 2006): pp. 103-129.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:5667
2019-10-12T13:52:07Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/5667/
What is Behavioural Economics Like?
Lanteri, Alessandro
Carabelli, Anna
D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
D8 - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty
Behavioural Economics’ milestones, Endowment Effect and Loss Aversion, have been recognized as ‘well documented,’ ‘robust,’ and ‘important’ even by the critics. But well documented, robust, and important what? Are these stylized facts, theoretical constructs, or psychological truths? Do they express genuine preferences or are they judgement mistakes? We discuss the problems with the nature of these claims in the lights of the goals of Behavioural Economics: to improve economics’ realisticness and to be considered mainstream. We argue that, under sensible interpretations of Loss Aversion and Endowment Effect, Behavioural Economics is neither more realistic than, nor part of the mainstream.
2007-11
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/5667/1/MPRA_paper_5667.pdf
Lanteri, Alessandro and Carabelli, Anna (2007): What is Behavioural Economics Like?
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:5695
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Opportunity cost, excess profit, and counterfactual conditionals
Magni, Carlo Alberto
D46 - Value Theory
M41 - Accounting
G11 - Portfolio Choice ; Investment Decisions
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance
G00 - General
M21 - Business Economics
Counterfactual conditionals are cognitive tools that we incessantly use during our lives for judgments, evaluations, decisions. Counterfactuals are used for defining concepts as well; an instance of this is attested by the notions of opportunity cost and excess profit, two all-pervasive notions of economics: They are defined by undoing a given scenario and constructing a suitable
counterfactual milieu. Focussing on the standard paradigm and Magni’s (2000, 2005, 2006) proposal this paper shows that the formal translation of the counterfactual state is not univocal and that Magni’s model retains formal properties of symmetry, additive coherence, homeomorphism,
which correspond to properties of frame-independence, time invariance, completeness. Two introductory studies are also presented to illustrate how people cope with these counterfactuals and ascertain whether either model is seen as more “natural”. A brief discussion of the results obtained is also provided.
2003
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/5695/1/MPRA_paper_5695.pdf
Magni, Carlo Alberto (2003): Opportunity cost, excess profit, and counterfactual conditionals. Forthcoming in: Frontiers in Finance and Economics
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:5710
2019-09-27T09:36:56Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/5710/
Tourism as Mass-media: a suitable global Tool acting locally - a possible Option to appraise the European Heritage on the 21st Century
rotariu, ilie
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
During the sixties, tourism has turned into a mass movement. By comparison with the mass media, we can identify all basic characteristics of the latter: a location where the message is elaborated to be then spread through specific channels of distribution bearing in mind the same goals. Moreover, tourism as mass media allows the "target" to check the information on location during the trip, a kind of feed back that makes the information the more trustworthy. Virtual tourism has brought new challenges
2000
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/5710/1/MPRA_paper_5710.pdf
rotariu, ilie (2000): Tourism as Mass-media: a suitable global Tool acting locally - a possible Option to appraise the European Heritage on the 21st Century.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:5934
2017-12-21T09:22:29Z
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:5987
2019-10-03T13:02:21Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/5987/
SHOULD THE UTILITY FUNCTION BE DITCHED?
Dominique, C-Rene
B40 - General
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
A10 - General
This note takes a retrospective look at the Utility Construct still in use in economic science and compares it to a new approach based on recent findings in neuroscience. The results show that it is more natural and more compelling to go from the preference order to the price vector. Thus making the non-falsifiable utility apparatus superfluous.
2007-11-27
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/5987/1/MPRA_paper_5987.pdf
Dominique, C-Rene (2007): SHOULD THE UTILITY FUNCTION BE DITCHED?
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:6073
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Investment decisions, equivalent risk and bounded rationality
Magni, Carlo Alberto
D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
G11 - Portfolio Choice ; Investment Decisions
B40 - General
G31 - Capital Budgeting ; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies ; Capacity
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
M20 - General
G30 - General
The Net Present Value maximizing model shows fallacies and inconsistencies that may be easily unmasked by performing a cognitive analysis of the decision-making process implied by the maximization problem. The model may be conveniently rescued if the maximizing version of the criterion is shunt aside and a boundedly rational interpretation is given. The resulting ‘mixed strategy’, currently in use by many real-life decision makers, opens up terrain to a fruitful
cooperation between bounded and unbounded rationality. This paper is consistent with a fluid and nondichotomous interpretation of dual-process theories.
2007-08
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6073/1/MPRA_paper_6073.pdf
Magni, Carlo Alberto (2007): Investment decisions, equivalent risk and bounded rationality.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:6825
2019-10-13T23:52:16Z
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An Explanation to Individual Knowledge and Behavior Based on Empirical Substrates
Zhao, Liang
Zhu, Xian Chen
B31 - Individuals
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
B25 - Historical ; Institutional ; Evolutionary ; Austrian
B41 - Economic Methodology
B53 - Austrian
Using recent findings from modern empirical disciplines and mainly building on F.A.Hayek’s thoughts, the paper gives a definition of knowledge in accord with the Austrian School’s tradition, and basing on the definition, it sums up three behavior assumptions and a framework on explaining individual behavior and expounds ideas on hierarchical knowledge and its change in real situations. By this way, the paper believes that the Austrian School can be greatly advanced with the help of modern empirical findings.
2008-01-18
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6825/1/MPRA_paper_6825.pdf
Zhao, Liang and Zhu, Xian Chen (2008): An Explanation to Individual Knowledge and Behavior Based on Empirical Substrates.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:6832
2019-10-04T10:35:22Z
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Catechism versus pluralism: the heterodox response to the national undergraduate curriculum proposed by the UK Quality Assurance Authority
Freeman, Alan
A22 - Undergraduate
A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
B4 - Economic Methodology
B5 - Current Heterodox Approaches
A14 - Sociology of Economics
A11 - Role of Economics ; Role of Economists ; Market for Economists
Paper presented to the 2007 conference of the International Confederation for Pluralism in Economics (ICAPE), June 1-3, Salt Lake City, Utah.
This paper was authored by myself following consultations, and submitted collectively by the Association for Heterodox Economics, as a result of a consultation request issued by the QAA (Quality Assurance Authority) for responses to the ‘benchmark’ statement for the subject of economics. The benchmark statement seeks to define what will in future be considered the prescriptive standard for economics undergraduate teaching in the UK and in UK-certified institutions abroad. The QAA is responsible for the maintenance of academic standards in the UK and although a non-governmental body, plays a strong role in transmitting government requirements to the higher education sector. The benchmark thus represents the first attempt in UK history to regulate what is considered ‘good’ teaching in economics. It is a highly neoclassical and orthodox document and, it is argued in the AHE response, entirely lacking in a pluralist perspective. It represents an important landmark in that it sets out the consensus, among orthodox academics, of what the ‘mainstream’ consists of and how it should be taught.
The paper presented at this session represents the consensus, highly critical, response of UK heterodox economists and social scientists to the QAA benchmark statement. It also contains a comparison between the economics benchmark and that proposed by other social sciences, which suggests that economics stands in an isolated position in its attempt to define its field of enquiry by means of a strict prescriptive orthodoxy.
Keywords: Economics Teaching, Pluralism, Heterodox Economics
2007-06-02
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/6832/1/MPRA_paper_6832.pdf
Freeman, Alan (2007): Catechism versus pluralism: the heterodox response to the national undergraduate curriculum proposed by the UK Quality Assurance Authority.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:7066
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A Citation-Based Ranking of Strategic Management Journals
Azar, Ofer H.
Brock, David M.
L0 - General
M0 - General
M1 - Business Administration
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
M2 - Business Economics
Rankings of strategy journals are important for authors, readers, and promotion and tenure committees. We present several rankings, based either on the number of articles that cited the journal or the per-article impact. Our analyses cover various periods between 1991 and 2006, for most of which the Strategic Management Journal was in first place and Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (JEMS) second, although JEMS ranked first in certain instances. Long Range Planning and Technology Analysis & Strategic Management also achieve a top position. Strategic Organization makes an impressive entry and achieves a top position in 2003-2006.
2007
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/7066/3/MPRA_paper_7066.pdf
Azar, Ofer H. and Brock, David M. (2007): A Citation-Based Ranking of Strategic Management Journals. Forthcoming in: Journal of Economics & Management Strategy
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:7283
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Book Review to Luigino Bruni - "Economics and Human Relations" (2007)
Reggiani, Tommaso
B0 - General
Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology
A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
A11 - Role of Economics ; Role of Economists ; Market for Economists
Economics, with its promise of a human life without sacrifice, in late modernity age, is a great way to escape from the contagion of interpersonal relations.
Crisis that our market-societies are suffering, are essentially relational crisis. They are originated by the great illusion that the anonymity of
market - as well as the hierarchical firm - can produce a good standard of life, without any relational or inrerpersonal risk.
This book is a deep analysis inside the modernity age, in order to explain the anthropological and cultural foundations on witch is based our contemporary economics theory.
2008-02-01
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/7283/1/MPRA_paper_7283.pdf
Reggiani, Tommaso (2008): Book Review to Luigino Bruni - "Economics and Human Relations" (2007). Published in: Oikonomia , Vol. Oikono, No. vol. 1/2008 (1 February 2008): pp. 44-46.
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Investment decisions, net present value and bounded rationality
Magni, Carlo Alberto
D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
G11 - Portfolio Choice ; Investment Decisions
G31 - Capital Budgeting ; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies ; Capacity
A11 - Role of Economics ; Role of Economists ; Market for Economists
D46 - Value Theory
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
C61 - Optimization Techniques ; Programming Models ; Dynamic Analysis
M21 - Business Economics
B41 - Economic Methodology
The Net Present Value maximizing model has a respectable ancestry and is considered by most scholars a theoretically sound decision model. In real-life applications, decision makers use the NPV rule, but apply a subjectively determined hurdle rate, as opposed to the allegedly correct opportunity cost of capital. According to a euristics-and-biases-program approach, this implies that the hurdle-rate rule is a biased heuristic. This papers shows that the hurdle-rate rule may be interpreted as a fruitful strategy of bounded rationality, where several important element are integrated and condensed into an aspiration level. This paper also addresses the issue of a fruitful cooperation between bounded and unbounded rationality, of which the heuristic NPV is one significant example.
2005-08
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/7451/1/MPRA_paper_7451.pdf
Magni, Carlo Alberto (2005): Investment decisions, net present value and bounded rationality.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:7456
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Dialectical Logic and Self-consciousness: Some Preliminary Remarks on Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit and Science of Logic
Khan, Haider
B12 - Classical (includes Adam Smith)
B40 - General
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
The purpose of this note is to explore briefly the role that a dialectical development of logical understanding and consciousness plays in Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit with some references to his Science of Logic. The role played by the logic of ontological development is emphasized. Furthermore, the role of human laboring activity in particular in Hegel is singled out as an area where thinking can redirect itself to return from the heights of speculative thought to a this-worldly development of freedom through a series of internal and dialectical contradictions. In line with this approach, Hegel's non-atomistic characterization of the individual in society can also be seen in a new light.
2008-01
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/7456/1/MPRA_paper_7456.pdf
Khan, Haider (2008): Dialectical Logic and Self-consciousness: Some Preliminary Remarks on Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit and Science of Logic.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:7457
2019-10-06T04:22:21Z
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Friedman’s Methodology: A Puzzle and A Proposal for Generating Useful Debates through Causal Comparisons (with a postscript on positive vs. normative theories)
Khan, Haider A.
B10 - General
B31 - Individuals
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
B00 - General
B41 - Economic Methodology
Milton Friedman’s “The Methodology of Positive Economies” is still one of the most widely read pieces on economic methodology. One reason for this might be Friedman’s attractive proposal that economists use theories and hypotheses as pragmatic devices to summarize data and make predictions over the relevant range of observations. Logically, this should lead to a fair minded comparison among many contending theories. However, Friedman's actual examples and discussion of these examples raise a puzzle. The field of comparison seems unduly narrow from the beginning. In my attempt to resolve this, I consider some logical and ontological problems for Friedman's position. I end up by suggesting a scientific realist approach to testing theories by causal comparisons over a wide field of contending theories.
2008-03
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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Khan, Haider A. (2008): Friedman’s Methodology: A Puzzle and A Proposal for Generating Useful Debates through Causal Comparisons (with a postscript on positive vs. normative theories).
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:7629
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Family evolution and contemporary social transformations
Sergio, Reuben
I31 - General Welfare, Well-Being
B14 - Socialist ; Marxist
H31 - Household
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
B49 - Other
J12 - Marriage ; Marital Dissolution ; Family Structure ; Domestic Abuse
D60 - General
In the first place, this paper intends to analyze the kind of relationships existing inside the family. In order to do that, the author makes an effort to reconsider its historical forming process applying the classical anthropological texts. At this stage, the analysis proposes two different types of relationships between human beings, the primal, which arose from the most elementary feelings of love, protection, accompaniment, and the strictly social, risen from the needs of cooperation and collective work. The family is the expression of both kinds of relationships. In the second place, this work analyzes the nuclear family as a result of a historical process associated to the development of capital and the social conditions that make possible its consolidation. And in the third place, the author proposes the discussion on the crisis of the nuclear family under the perspective of the contemporary global transformation of the accumulation of capital. As a conclusion: some reflections on the perspectives that these transformations offer to the role of the family.
2005
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/7629/1/MPRA_paper_7629.pdf
Sergio, Reuben (2005): Family evolution and contemporary social transformations. Published in: Journal of comparative Family Studies , Vol. 37, No. No. 4
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:8104
2019-09-28T15:35:31Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8104/
Collaborative Research in India: Academic Institution v/s Industry
Neeraj Parnami, Neeraj Parnami
Bandyopadhyay, T.K.
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
D89 - Other
I28 - Government Policy
K11 - Property Law
A11 - Role of Economics ; Role of Economists ; Market for Economists
The term ‘collaboration’ is used to depict the all forms of agreement between academic institutions, corporate, universities, and any combination of such two or more parties who share the commitment to reach a common goal by using their resources available. Collaboration in Research and development (R&D) sector has been broadly used phenomenon for many years in India. In the collaborative research, the significant factors like time & cost being reduced to large extent because of sharing of the resources by the parties. Collaborative research contributes to the technological and economical development of the country. Collaboration avoids duplication in research.
But there are lots of questions, may be arising in your mind like: what is actual meaning of collaborative research? Why do industries collaborate with the academic institutions? What goes on in the collaborative research? What are the effects of collaborative research? Which type of policy do they have? and simultaneously there are lots of issues - involved in collaborative research like intellectual property rights, technology licensing, confidential agreement etc. how can all these issues be resolved before or during collaboration, so that a healthy relationship may be established for the future benefits of all the parties involved? The purpose of writing this paper is to shed the light on the solutions available of all these questions and the issues arise between the parties involved in the collaborative research program.
2008-02-10
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8104/1/MPRA_paper_8104.pdf
Neeraj Parnami, Neeraj Parnami and Bandyopadhyay, T.K. (2008): Collaborative Research in India: Academic Institution v/s Industry. Published in: SSRN
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:8183
2019-09-26T15:11:04Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8183/
WORLD WAR III A TECHNO ECONOMIC INTROSPECTION
Lahiri, Soumitra
D53 - Financial Markets
E58 - Central Banks and Their Policies
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
F02 - International Economic Order and Integration
E44 - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
B00 - General
A14 - Sociology of Economics
Starting from February 2007 world market is facing what we call enantiodromia. The indices are correcting. It is not known whether this is the final correction but there is no doubt that the bubble has burst and air out of it is gushing out slowly (fast on an extended time frame). The biggest question faced by the world now is whether the bursting of the bubble will bring in a deflationary environment as seeds of deflation are seen already germinating very much within the core of rampant inflation envisaged everywhere.
‘Ke sera sera’ whatever will be, will be, but is it not important to investigate as to how this economic menace could happen unnoticed by all? Was there any game plan conceived by a few nations to make best use of the last bit of the Grand Supercycle that began around 1789? Is it not important to rescan flaws remaining within the very system of capital flow/accumulation and control?
The science of war, too, has undergone a sea of change. It is no more a concept of battle of arms restricted to a specific war field. With the advent of globalization the boundaries between countries have diluted. The new warfare recognizes no geographical boundaries. It is clash of finance versus finance with ultimate objective remaining the same: worldwide destruction and impoverishment of the rest of the world. Terrorist activities too come within the ambit of this new framework of warfare that is nothing but deployment of combinations. This is return of World War again. Whether we accept or not, truth remains, World War III is going on, possibly since the year 1982.
Having notices the cancer growing underneath the beautiful skin of economic boom one and a half year back, we walked up to several publishers and a renowned university in India to help us send across the message to the millions across the world. Context of the book trashing the economic situation then, made all skeptical to go ahead and publish the same. This prompted me to put this book up in the air as an e-book in an effort to bring this into the eye of the millions that surf the net everyday. Which too did not fair well, and before I could do anything to bring this subject to the eyes of the common man, the debacle occurred. Had it been published at the right time, thousands, if not millions that lost heavily in the economic crash, may have had a way to save something in the landslide.
However, as the book sites, there is a lot remaining to happen. Furthermore, the same can be used to avoid similar instances in future.
2007-04-12
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8183/1/MPRA_paper_8183.pdf
Lahiri, Soumitra (2007): WORLD WAR III A TECHNO ECONOMIC INTROSPECTION.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:8232
2019-09-27T19:49:20Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8232/
Commercialization of Intellectual Property (IP) for Small and Medium Enterprisers (SMEs) in India
Neeraj Parnami, Neeraj Parnami
P00 - General
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
P14 - Property Rights
B00 - General
I22 - Educational Finance ; Financial Aid
Lots of people in this modern era take the Intellectual property (IP) as a magical word and they think that the game can be understood only by the experts or the trained people. Even there is no surprise that you may be asking yourself that why and how IP is going to provide an emerging platform in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector? Presently, the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in India are at a crossroad and there is an intense debate over the questions like what would be the future of these SMEs? How these SMEs can survive in the international trade arena? What role can the government play in making these SMEs more competitive? How can the Intellectual property (IP) generate wealth in the business?
In order to know the answers of all these questions the paper is written and is concerned with the identification and analysis of current approaches of SMEs towards the Intellectual property (IP), the hurdles that they face; and the accessible & feasible solutions.
2008-02-10
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8232/1/MPRA_paper_8232.pdf
Neeraj Parnami, Neeraj Parnami (2008): Commercialization of Intellectual Property (IP) for Small and Medium Enterprisers (SMEs) in India. Published in: SSRN
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:8429
2019-09-26T09:36:08Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8429/
Hermeneutics and Dialectics: (Hegel, Husserl, Heidegger and) Hans-Georg Gadamer
Khan, Haider
B40 - General
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
B41 - Economic Methodology
The purpose of this paper is to explore briefly the role that a more phenomenological conception of dialectical development of consciousness plays in Hans-Georg Gadamer's work on hermeneutics. This is done with both an implicit understanding of the dialectical development of consciousness and self-consciousness in Gadamer and some explicit references to Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit and his Science of Logic in connection with Gadamer's work. However, the twentieth century departures from Hegelian logic by the phenomenological and existential philosophers are given crucial importance for the work of Gadamer which builds on both Heidegger's essays on art in particular and the much earlier Husserlian explorations of consciousness and intentionality. Special emphasis is given to Gadamer's concept of Spiel(play)* along with his ideas of Erfahrung( "lived experience" as opposed to Erlebnis or abstract experience),Geschehen (event) and Wirkungsgeschichtliches Bewusstsein ( Effectively historicized consciousness).
2008
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8429/1/MPRA_paper_8429.pdf
Khan, Haider (2008): Hermeneutics and Dialectics: (Hegel, Husserl, Heidegger and) Hans-Georg Gadamer.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:8518
2019-10-17T21:07:57Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8518/
تحليل الهيكل الإنتاجي والعلاقات القطاعية في الاقتصاد العراقي خلال الفترة (1970 -1990)
Alrubaie, falah.K.Ali
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
The topic of study relations sectoral oil states, specifically the relationship between the oil sector and non-oil sectors with particular emphasis on many economists and emerged from theoretical studies and applied, who adopted the hypothesis of Dutch disease, which believes that the rise in oil revenues will have negative effects on the development of sectors Non-oil, especially in the sectors of manufacturing and agriculture.
Despite the economic structure characterized by the diversity of Iraq in comparison with the economies of oil-Pure rental nature, but that he shared with them in terms of governing the oil sector in path of changes in relations sectoral result of the continuing situation of imbalance in the structure of production which resulted in the expansion of the oil sector and Economic activities financed by oil revenues, and at the expense of relative neglect of the sectors of the non-oil commodity .
To explication the most important developments in the relations sector in the Iraqi economy for the period (1970 -1990) study used a structural analysis, which concerned an analysis of the relative distribution rates and sectoral working relations within the framework of macro-economic system, in order to diagnose the main characteristics of the economic structure in Iraq and the evolving trends Relations in the sector in the Iraqi economy, and determine their impact on the process of structural transformation in Iraqi Economy .
To achieve this objective analysis covered both GDP growth and its impact on the development and the sectoral linkages between these sectors , and its impact on the development of relations sector.
Finally ,The study found that the Iraqi economy, have witnessed during the eighties of the twentieth century, the worst kinds of sectoral imbalances, which deepened the absence of proportionality between the sectors that are the sources of supply for the domestic output of non-oil commodity, and sectors that operate tributaries of domestic demand, has been reflected, more disruption Between the real production capacities generated in the national economy, reflected in the added value achieved in agriculture and manufacturing, and the large consumer of entry generated in the non-commodity activities, especially activities of public administration and defense.
The analysis of the linkages overall productivity (direct and indirect) between different economic activities, the production structure in Iraq biased towards the final production links, and there is no tendency towards engaging in successive stages of production, the absence of the role of intermediary manufacturing productivity, weak effects generated by the incentive, which Explains the weakness of the multiplier effects generated by the exchange sectoral front and rear, and the high volume of leakage from the intermediate flows during the import process for the various intermediate goods production as a result of the weakness of the manufacturing sector's role in bolstering productivity and provide linkages intermediate inputs and productivity of other sectors of national economy and the absence of the role of the leader sector, who achieved high productivity and employment
2000-10-05
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8518/1/MPRA_paper_8518.pdf
Alrubaie, falah.K.Ali (2000): تحليل الهيكل الإنتاجي والعلاقات القطاعية في الاقتصاد العراقي خلال الفترة (1970 -1990).
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:8779
2019-09-27T04:50:29Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8779/
On Feelings as a Heuristic for Making Offers in Ultimatum Negotiations
Stephen, Andrew T.
Pham, Michel Tuan
D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
D11 - Consumer Economics: Theory
D71 - Social Choice ; Clubs ; Committees ; Associations
A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
C70 - General
D83 - Search ; Learning ; Information and Knowledge ; Communication ; Belief ; Unawareness
This research examines how the reliance on emotional feelings as a heuristic influences the proposal of offers in negotiations. Results from three experiments based on the classic ultimatum game show that, compared to proposers who do not rely on their feelings, proposers who rely on their feelings make less generous offers in the standard ultimatum game, more generous offers in a variant of the game allowing responders to make counteroffers, and less generous offers in the dictator game where no responses are allowed. Reliance on feelings triggers a more literal form of play, whereby proposers focus more on how they feel toward the offers themselves than on how they feel toward the possible outcomes of these offers, as if their offers were the final outcomes. Proposers relying on their feelings also tend to focus on gist-based, simpler construals of negotiations that capture only the essential aspects of the situation.
2008-05-08
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8779/1/MPRA_paper_8779.pdf
Stephen, Andrew T. and Pham, Michel Tuan (2008): On Feelings as a Heuristic for Making Offers in Ultimatum Negotiations. Forthcoming in: Psychological Science
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:8884
2019-09-26T10:48:19Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8884/
On an Evolutionary Foundation of Neuroeconomics
Schipper, Burkhard C
B40 - General
B21 - Microeconomics
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
C73 - Stochastic and Dynamic Games ; Evolutionary Games ; Repeated Games
B25 - Historical ; Institutional ; Evolutionary ; Austrian
C72 - Noncooperative Games
D87 - Neuroeconomics
Neuroeconomics focuses on brain imaging studies mapping neural responses to choice behavior. Economic theory is concerned with choice behavior but it is silent on neural activities. We present a game theoretic model in which players are endowed with an additional structure - a simple "nervous system" - and interact repeatedly in changing games. The nervous system constrains information processing functions and behavioral functions. By reinterpreting results from evolutionary game theory (Germano, 2007), we suggest that nervous systems can develop to "function well" in exogenously changing strategic environments. We present an example indicating that an analogous conclusion fails if players can influence endogenously their environment.
2008-04-16
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8884/1/MPRA_paper_8884.pdf
Schipper, Burkhard C (2008): On an Evolutionary Foundation of Neuroeconomics.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:8930
2019-09-27T10:58:21Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8930/
Knowledge Management through the Lens of Innovation and Labour Productivity in a Knowledge Based Economy
Constantinescu, Madalina
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
N00 - General
O32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
O31 - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
D24 - Production ; Cost ; Capital ; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity ; Capacity
L60 - General
The 21st century brings along the recognition for the necessity to understand and measure the activity of knowledge management, for which reason organizations and system organizations, together with decisional governmental factors, do their best in order to develop policies that would promote these benefits. Knowledge management (KM) implies any activity regarding the capture and the diffusion of knowledge within the organization. In our study we analyze the impacts and dimensions of KM upon the innovation and labour productivity within the organization, and how KM affects the firm’s innovative performance. A key component of knowledge management is to provide access to stored knowledge components to improve decision making and to facilitate knowledge acquisition by the user.
2008-06-02
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8930/1/MPRA_paper_8930.pdf
Constantinescu, Madalina (2008): Knowledge Management through the Lens of Innovation and Labour Productivity in a Knowledge Based Economy.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:8972
2019-09-26T18:30:05Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8972/
Validation of the Regional Authority Index
SCHAKEL, ARJAN H.
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
G18 - Government Policy and Regulation
H72 - State and Local Budget and Expenditures
H71 - State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
This article validates the Regional Authority Index with seven widely used decentralization indices in the literature. A principal axis analysis reveals a common structure. The major source of disagreement between the Regional Authority Index and the other indices stems from the fact that the Regional Authority Index does not include local governance whereas most other indices do. Two other sources of disagreement concern the treatment of federal versus non-federal countries, and countries which have recently regionalized and/or have asymmetrical regions, whereby the more fine-grained Regional Authority index captures greater variation. The second part discusses content validity of fiscal indicators.
2008-02
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/8972/1/MPRA_paper_8972.pdf
SCHAKEL, ARJAN H. (2008): Validation of the Regional Authority Index. Published in: Regional and Federal Studies , Vol. Vol. 1, No. 2&3 (3 June 2008): pp. 143-166.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:9175
2019-09-28T04:35:06Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/9175/
Sociological and Economic Inequality and the Second Law
Kafri, Oded
D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
C46 - Specific Distributions ; Specific Statistics
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
A14 - Sociology of Economics
There are two fair ways to distribute particles in boxes. The first one is the Casino’s way, namely an equal chance to any box. The second one is the thermodynamic way, namely an equal chance to any different configuration of particles and boxes. The second way, calculated here, yields an uneven distribution of the particles in the boxes. It is shown that this distribution fits well to sociological phenomena, such as to the distribution of votes in polls and the distribution of wealth. This distribution yields the Benford law (the distribution of digits in numerical data), as a private case.
2008-05-07
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/9175/1/MPRA_paper_9175.pdf
Kafri, Oded (2008): Sociological and Economic Inequality and the Second Law.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:9304
2019-09-30T14:58:58Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/9304/
Opportunity cost, excess profit and counterfactual conditionals
Magni, Carlo Alberto
D46 - Value Theory
M41 - Accounting
G11 - Portfolio Choice ; Investment Decisions
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance
G00 - General
M21 - Business Economics
Counterfactual conditionals are cognitive tools that we incessantly use during our lives for judgments, evaluations, decisions. Counterfactuals are used for defining concepts as well; an instance of this is attested by the notions of opportunity cost and excess profit, two all-pervasive notions of economics: They are defined by undoing a given scenario and constructing a suitable counterfactual milieu. Focussing on the standard paradigm [Peasnell, 1981, 1982; Peccati, 1987, 1990, 1991; Ohlson, 1995] and Magni’s [2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006] alternative paradigm this paper shows that the formal translation of the counterfactual state is not univocal and that Magni’s approach retains formal properties of symmetry, additive coherence, homeomorphism, which correspond to properties of frame-independence, time invariance, completeness. Two introductory studies are also presented to illustrate how people cope with these counterfactuals and ascertain whether either model is seen as more “natural”. A brief discussion of the results obtained is also provided.
2003
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/9304/1/MPRA_paper_9304.pdf
Magni, Carlo Alberto (2003): Opportunity cost, excess profit and counterfactual conditionals. Forthcoming in: Frontiers in Finance and Economics
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:9452
2019-10-02T17:23:56Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/9452/
Sulla domanda di economia irrazionale: Naomi Klein vs. Milton Friedman
Filoso, Valerio
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
D72 - Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
A11 - Role of Economics ; Role of Economists ; Market for Economists
The persistence of demand for economic irrationality, as expressed by the big success gained by the literature on no-globalism, is an empirical puzzle and the recent book by Naomi Klein The Shock Doctrine (2007) is a rampant example. An explanation for this anomaly is provided by the theory of rational irrationality (Caplan, 2007). While in the field of natural sciences confutation of wrong theories sets them apart forever, in the field of economics rebutted theories can still have an appeal on nonprofessional readers, even though the underlying theory has already been proved wrong. This is due to the low private cost of economic opinion and the big gain derived from the illusion of grasping complex economic phenomena.
2008
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/9452/1/MPRA_paper_9452.pdf
Filoso, Valerio (2008): Sulla domanda di economia irrazionale: Naomi Klein vs. Milton Friedman. Forthcoming in: Il Politico
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:9575
2019-09-28T16:42:42Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/9575/
Many hands make hard work, or why agriculture is not a puzzle
Guzmán, Ricardo Andrés
D6 - Welfare Economics
A14 - Sociology of Economics
Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology
D71 - Social Choice ; Clubs ; Committees ; Associations
I31 - General Welfare, Well-Being
D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics
J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
J13 - Fertility ; Family Planning ; Child Care ; Children ; Youth
O13 - Agriculture ; Natural Resources ; Energy ; Environment ; Other Primary Products
The shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture, some 10,000 years ago, triggered the first demographic explosion in history. Along with population, working time increased, while food consumption remained at the subsistence level. For that reason, most anthropologists regard the adoption of agriculture as an economical puzzle.
I show, using a neoclassical economic model, that there is nothing puzzling about the adoption of agriculture. Agriculture brings four technological changes: an increase in total factor productivity, a stabilization of total factor productivity, less interference of children on production, and the possibility of food storage. In my model, each of those changes induces free, rational and self-interested hunter-gatherers to adopt agriculture. As a result, working time increases while consumption remains at the subsistence level, and population begins to grow until diminishing returns to labor bring it to a halt. Welfare, which depends on consumption, leisure, and fertility, rises at first; but after a few generations it falls below its initial level. Still, the adoption of agriculture is irreversible. The latter generations choose to remain farmers because, at their current levels of population, reverting to hunting and gathering would reduce their welfare.
2007-01-28
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/9575/1/MPRA_paper_9575.pdf
Guzmán, Ricardo Andrés (2007): Many hands make hard work, or why agriculture is not a puzzle.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:9643
2019-09-30T16:43:16Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/9643/
The Variable Time: crucial to understanding Knowledge Economics
Khumalo, Bhekuzulu
O10 - General
A20 - General
B00 - General
C60 - General
O30 - General
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
C02 - Mathematical Methods
D80 - General
B41 - Economic Methodology
Though time is a concept mostly associated with physics and philosophy, the concept of time is important to be understood in the discipline of economics. This paper attempts to highlight the importance of time in economics, particularly in knowledge economics, the discipline of economics that looks into the primary commodity, knowledge. The paper attempts to take into account the non linear time concepts that have been very important since Einstein published his papers back in 1905. Without understanding time in a comprehensive manner, it is not possible to have a firm grip on the process of the economic progression of all societies. A theory must hold true in all societies, the characteristics of time must be the same in all societies, as an atom must behave the same in similar laboratory conditions in all societies. This paper will illustrate that without understanding the variable time, it is not possible to fully comprehend knowledge economics.
2008-07-19
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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Khumalo, Bhekuzulu (2008): The Variable Time: crucial to understanding Knowledge Economics.
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SuperMontage in the American Securities Markets Context
Senn, Myriam
G1 - General Financial Markets
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
D20 - General
D40 - General
The approval of NASDAQ'S SuperMontage was described as a challenge for the regulators. SuperMontage raises issues in relation to market structure, fragmentation and competition.
2002-08
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/9818/1/MPRA_paper_9818.pdf
Senn, Myriam (2002): SuperMontage in the American Securities Markets Context. Published in: Journal of International Financial Markets , Vol. 4, No. 6 (2002): pp. 200-208.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:9828
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Errar ainda é Humano?
Sampaio, José João
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences ; Diffusion Processes
A14 - Sociology of Economics
The new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) while allowing for real time data collection, distribution and processing, contribute to the establishment of new working environments, where the increasing automation of different tasks, ultimately become a determining factor in the development and implementation of highly flexible and dynamic production systems in terms of its adaptability to unstable and unpredictable environments. These structures have a high degree of systemic complexity, as opposed to traditional production systems, based on a deterministic logic of mass production that only require, in its modelling, the exact determination, evaluation and integration of their main parameters and variables.
This flexible structures, may evolve from structurally complex systems to behavioury complex ones, showing a transition capability to evolve through different stages of evolution, as is often the case in multi-product multi-process production systems, whre many of phases and / or operations along with thousands of components, make it impossible to assess in a consistent manner at a certaim m moment, its dynamic at moment m+1. New paradigm is thus a paradigm of complexification, from strategic management and operational structure to the productive process, revealing decision-making equally as a complex process at different levels, where the learning component assumes an increasingly decisive role.
In this essay, I discuss the decision-making process, proposing a reflection on the problem of automation and the resulting cognitive legitimacy of questioning the nature of the operational “Human Error” in complex environments.
2002-11
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/9828/1/MPRA_paper_9828.pdf
Sampaio, José João (2002): Errar ainda é Humano? Published in: Sociedade e Trabalho No. 12/13 (November 2002): pp. 119-128.
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Workfare – The Reinvention of the Social
Herrmann, Peter
N10 - General, International, or Comparative
B30 - General
H00 - General
J20 - General
H10 - General
F00 - General
A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
I00 - General
A14 - Sociology of Economics
The presentation aims on refocusing the mainstream debate, starting from looking at work as the central reference rather than seeing the constituting problem of workfare as one of social policy/social security. Of course, at the end the objective is a clearer understanding of how measures aiming on work and employment integration can meaningfully be utilised for responsible policy making. For this, an introductory step will look at what we are actually dealing with when we talk about workfare. Then a second step will very briefly present the EUropean political debate, returning thereafter to the question what we are actually dealing with when we talk about workfare. Then, in a third step, a paradox is presented: the gain of employment, going hand in hand with a loss of work. The conclusion will discuss in the fourth step workfare in the light of power and life.
2008-07
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/9947/1/MPRA_paper_9947.pdf
Herrmann, Peter (2008): Workfare – The Reinvention of the Social.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:10039
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Two Concepts of Liberty: An Analysis of Berlin's Seminal Essay
Alphin Jr., Henry C.
A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
A14 - Sociology of Economics
Sir Isaiah Berlin, in his 1958 essay and inaugural lecture, "Two Concepts of Liberty," expands on the ideals of liberty that were synthesized and inculcated by earlier political philosophers. The essay initiates and details an outline of an idealized liberty with two distinct branches: positive and negative. Although the essay is a bit controversial, producing such detractors as Charles Taylor, this seminal piece has staying power and can only be enhanced, not nullified.
2008-02-06
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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Alphin Jr., Henry C. (2008): Two Concepts of Liberty: An Analysis of Berlin's Seminal Essay.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:10063
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Precarity – Logical Consequence of Societies that Lost the Social
Herrmann, Peter
P19 - Other
H00 - General
P16 - Political Economy
B40 - General
A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values
P00 - General
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
J00 - General
I00 - General
P10 - General
A14 - Sociology of Economics
The essay proposes an alternative understanding of social policy, focussing on social quality and as such bringing together biographical and societal development and as well institutional and communal concerns. On this basis the author proposes a definition of precarity that goes far beyond insecurity of employment and its consequences for every day’s life. Thus, actually a definition of precarity is suggested that, while recognising the dimension of individual insecurity with its shortage of resources and the lack of power over the own life, points on a second and crucial dimension. This is the precarity of a society and its integrity due to the loss of its social dimension, being solely shaped by and engaged in individualism. Precarity, then, is the paradox of individuals loosing control in an otherwise individualistic, ‘privatised’ society.
2006
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/10063/1/MPRA_paper_10063.pdf
Herrmann, Peter (2006): Precarity – Logical Consequence of Societies that Lost the Social.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:10477
2019-09-27T10:34:43Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/10477/
On Improving Social Science Education in Pakistan
Zaman, Asad
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
B29 - Other
B59 - Other
How do we arrest the decline of the social sciences in Pakistan? Is it a matter of money or one of sending more students to the West who might then return to teaching at the local universities? In this article I argue that the solution lies elsewhere. Borrowing frames, concepts, and analytical techniques based on the concept of universalism runs a serious risk of imposing alien views on local problems. Moreover, attempts to become ‘scientific’ requires side stepping value judgments of good and bad. The current Western domination of the intellectual scene favours a single route for social science development, and kills all diversity. However, whilst we may borrow as much as we choose, we need to build our own frames that would underpin the social sciences, and this is possible only by reconnecting with our own past.
2008-09
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/10477/1/MPRA_paper_10477.pdf
Zaman, Asad (2008): On Improving Social Science Education in Pakistan. Published in: Lahore Journal of Policy Studies , Vol. 2, No. 1 (September 2008): pp. 125-134.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:10554
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CHALLENGES FOR RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT IN ERITREA – SOME OBSERVATIONS
Rena, Ravinder
B0 - General
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
O13 - Agriculture ; Natural Resources ; Energy ; Environment ; Other Primary Products
C8 - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology ; Computer Programs
Research is an original contribution to the existing stock of knowledge and it is a powerful tool for knowledge generation. A newly born nation Eritrea has been facing number of challenges in research and development particularly the challenge of applying knowledge to work in the economy. Whatever solutions the government or the related institutions propose, there is a need to understand the research which plays a central role and can generate new ideas and innovative techniques. The guiding purpose of the research on which this article is based, is to explore the challenges for research and development in Eritrea.
2006-09
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/10554/1/MPRA_paper_10554.pdf
Rena, Ravinder (2006): CHALLENGES FOR RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT IN ERITREA – SOME OBSERVATIONS. Published in: Indian Journal of Millennium Development Studies (An International Journal) , Vol. 1, No. 2 (18 September 2006): pp. 253-259.
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Gender and Social Capital Mediated Technology Adoption
Bantilan, MCS
Ravula, P
Parthasarathy, D
Gandhi, BVJ
B52 - Institutional ; Evolutionary
C92 - Laboratory, Group Behavior
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
Z13 - Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology ; Social and Economic Stratification
J16 - Economics of Gender ; Non-labor Discrimination
A14 - Sociology of Economics
This study explores gender-differentiated benefits from the social capital buildup in technology uptake, and the decision-making patterns of men and women with respect to production, consumption and household task; and allocation of resources. The background research examined women’s role in developing social capital, and research developed a case study of the groundnut producing areas of Maharashtra in western India, and compared ‘with’ and ‘without’ technology
situations, and ‘before’ and ‘after’ situations in relation to the package of groundnut production technology introduced in the region in 1987. The paper addresses
three aspects: (1) social networks in technology adoption, (2) the gender-based activity pattern, and (3) build-up of social capital leading to improvements in the welfare of farmers and the farming community with a gender perspective.
Available evidence suggests substantial differences in networks of men and women, particularly in composition. The evidence suggests that men belong to more formal networks reflecting their employment or occupation status, while
women have more informal networks that are centered on family and kin. Findings show that women who are engaged in agriculture and allied activities develop bonding social capital characterized by strong bonds such as that found among family members or among members of an ethnic group. Men who are engaged in agriculture, on the other hand, develop bridging social capital characterized by weaker, less dense but more crosscutting ties such as with farmers, acquaintances, friends from different ethnic groups and friends of friends. Women’s employment opportunities significantly improved with the introduction of technology. Finally, the study concludes that while technology development and exchange can build upon social capital as a means of empowering women, much more needs to be learned about the approaches that foster build-up of social capital.
2006
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/10627/1/MPRA_paper_10627.pdf
Bantilan, MCS and Ravula, P and Parthasarathy, D and Gandhi, BVJ (2006): Gender and Social Capital Mediated Technology Adoption. Published in: ICRISAT Impact Series no 12
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O Estado e a Gestão da Administração Pública
Martins, J. Albuquerque
P11 - Planning, Coordination, and Reform
F59 - Other
E01 - Measurement and Data on National Income and Product Accounts and Wealth ; Environmental Accounts
A11 - Role of Economics ; Role of Economists ; Market for Economists
B15 - Historical ; Institutional ; Evolutionary
C10 - General
H21 - Efficiency ; Optimal Taxation
D71 - Social Choice ; Clubs ; Committees ; Associations
B23 - Econometrics ; Quantitative and Mathematical Studies
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
H83 - Public Administration ; Public Sector Accounting and Audits
H61 - Budget ; Budget Systems
B53 - Austrian
In this paper we discuss the actual and civilizational role of the state and its management. The MBO and the same OECD accounts-financial models are not recommended.With an comparative analysis we conclude for the necessity of a more organics and strategic models of governance and not instrumental ones.
2007-10-25
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/11057/1/MPRA_paper_11057.pdf
Martins, J. Albuquerque (2007): O Estado e a Gestão da Administração Pública. Published in:
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Rethinking basically Economic Assumption on Individual Behavior from Empirical Viewpoints of Evolution and Behavior
Zhao, Liang
B21 - Microeconomics
B31 - Individuals
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
D8 - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty
B59 - Other
Y80 - Related Disciplines
D01 - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
Building on the predecessors' thoughts and modern researches from empirical disciplines, and with thinking over the behavior assumption usually held and used by mainstream economics, the paper generalizes three basic assumptions and one explanatory framework on human individual behavior and its process, and stresses hierarchical characteristics in preferences, heterogeneity between learning capacity and learning and, human dealing with and reducing uncertainty from environments in the process of natural evolution, and rethinks the questions of individual rationality, acquirement of behavior mode, intellectual history on "knowledge" in the level of experientialism. The purpose is that along the path of "falsifying a theory" and with the help of empirical results, the paper trys to propose behavioral presuppositions and thinking framework, so that enhancing the effectiveness of economic theory on explaining individual behavior in real situations, and in the end advancing transdisciplinary researches between the empirical and social sciences.
2008-10-15
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/11152/1/MPRA_paper_11152.pdf
Zhao, Liang (2008): Rethinking basically Economic Assumption on Individual Behavior from Empirical Viewpoints of Evolution and Behavior.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:11433
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The Foreign Currency Regime and Policy in Romania
Dobrota, Gabriela
F5 - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
F59 - Other
The increase of connections between national economies generated an enhance of foreign currency activities, thus being necessary a continous arrangement /adaptation both for foreign currency policy and course policy to market mechanisms/devices.
In Romania were registered frequently modifications of foreign currency policy, thank to the need to create a legal frame appropriate to the market economy and the financial tools evolution. In this work I have presented the main features of foreign currency regime and the course policy registered after 1990. Too, it is illustrate the co-ordinates for an optimum foreign currency policy strategy of Romania in the modern economical conditions.
2007-05-15
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/11433/1/MPRA_paper_11433.pdf
Dobrota, Gabriela (2007): The Foreign Currency Regime and Policy in Romania.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:12402
2019-10-26T17:22:37Z
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:12408
2019-09-27T10:33:01Z
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Cross-Cutting Literature Review on the Drivers of Local Council Accountability and Performance
Lankina, Tomila
H70 - General
H11 - Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government
H0 - General
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
G18 - Government Policy and Regulation
H7 - State and Local Government ; Intergovernmental Relations
A11 - Role of Economics ; Role of Economists ; Market for Economists
There is now a considerable body of literature on decentralization in diverse national contexts. Ascertaining factors that drive local accountability and performance have been the key concerns of these studies. Diverse ethodological instruments and approaches have been used—from large-n statistical analyses to in-depth case study techniques. And yet, the findings regarding the drivers of local performance and accountability remain inconclusive or even contradictory even when different scholars employ similar data.
2008-07-16
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/12408/1/MPRA_paper_12408.pdf
Lankina, Tomila (2008): Cross-Cutting Literature Review on the Drivers of Local Council Accountability and Performance. Published in: WORLD BANK LOCAL GOVERNANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY SERIES No. Paper No. 112 (July 2008): pp. 1-60.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:12670
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Menschenrechte, Soziale Grundrechte, Sozialrecht – Versuch einer Näherung
Herrmann, Peter
B0 - General
D6 - Welfare Economics
A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
B49 - Other
I00 - General
A10 - General
A14 - Sociology of Economics
The essay proposes in a brief sketch a methodology that allows assessing human rights beyond absolutism of abstract rights and relativist views which usually end in meaningless of the concept.
2009-01-01
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/12670/1/MPRA_paper_12670.pdf
Herrmann, Peter (2009): Menschenrechte, Soziale Grundrechte, Sozialrecht – Versuch einer Näherung.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:12868
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Three Failed Attempts of Joint Rankings of Research in Economics and Business
Albers, Sönke
M00 - General
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
I23 - Higher Education ; Research Institutions
The attempts by Schulze, Warning, and Wiermann (2008) and Ritzberger (2008) to develop a joint ranking list of journals for economics and business research are critically evaluated. The results show a lack of sufficient knowledge of the quality of business journals. Based on these obscure journal rankings, Fabel, Hein, and Hofmeister (2008) derive a ranking of universities and departments. While Diamantopoulos and Wagner (2008) already show a lack of face-validity of these results, this article explains that the reason for this lies not only in the obscure weighting of the journals but, even more importantly, in a remarkable incompleteness of the data base.
2008-12-23
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/12868/1/MPRA_paper_12868.pdf
Albers, Sönke (2008): Three Failed Attempts of Joint Rankings of Research in Economics and Business.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:12912
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The Characteristics of the Evolution of the Economical Indicators
Stegaroiu, Carina-Elena
C02 - Mathematical Methods
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
B41 - Economic Methodology
C60 - General
After the criterion of time to examine the evolution of the indicator values that can be given at the time (eg number of human population in year t) or the time (eg GDP in year t). The indicators characterizing economic development are absolute growth, growth rate, the rate increase.
2008-10-10
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/12912/1/MPRA_paper_12912.pdf
Stegaroiu, Carina-Elena (2008): The Characteristics of the Evolution of the Economical Indicators.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:12945
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The Role of Economic Information in Determining the Intensity and Efficiency of Work – Theoretical Approach to the Elaboration of Management Strategies
Stegaroiu, Carina-Elena
C02 - Mathematical Methods
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
D60 - General
C60 - General
J50 - General
Economic information, such as interpersonal relationships, and lead are usually placed at the basis of the facts and circumstances must always be based on a economic theory well argued. Relations between employees and managers should provide related information in terms of social issues, organization, classification, distribution in time and space in the labor force and should be well grounded considering the factors that influence these relations.
2008-12-05
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/12945/1/MPRA_paper_12945.pdf
Stegaroiu, Carina-Elena (2008): The Role of Economic Information in Determining the Intensity and Efficiency of Work – Theoretical Approach to the Elaboration of Management Strategies.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:13021
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The Informatization of Economic Life Through Artificial Intelligence and the Shaping of Social-Economic Processes
Stegaroiu, Carina-Elena
C02 - Mathematical Methods
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
D60 - General
C60 - General
J50 - General
The economic, social, demographic, technological achievements, uneven distribution of raw materials, energy resources, require the opening of all economic systems. Mathematical models, came to help the arguments in this case, I propose a way to "experience" what the real situation is impossible. Need shift in the language of symbols has everything to do economist has neither a theoretical coverage. This can not be done and it is not something necessary. But, there are attempts to computerization economic activities, which in our present more than a hypothetical, but not the appropriate practice.
2008-12-01
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/13021/1/MPRA_paper_13021.pdf
Stegaroiu, Carina-Elena (2008): The Informatization of Economic Life Through Artificial Intelligence and the Shaping of Social-Economic Processes. Forthcoming in:
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:13235
2019-09-29T04:36:36Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/13235/
Ordres contradictoires et coordination destructive: le malaise iranien
Vahabi, Mehrdad
O1 - Economic Development
D74 - Conflict ; Conflict Resolution ; Alliances ; Revolutions
H1 - Structure and Scope of Government
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
F51 - International Conflicts ; Negotiations ; Sanctions
E6 - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook
P4 - Other Economic Systems
A14 - Sociology of Economics
The concept of ‘mode of coordination’ captures the way economy is embedded in social relationships and influences the integration of society through an ‘instituted process.’ Three main typical or ideal modes of coordination have been identified in the literature, namely the market, the bureaucratic and the ethical (reciprocity) modes of coordination (Polanyi 1944, [1957] 1968, Lindblom 1977, and Kornai, 1984, 1992). Our purpose is to introduce another type of coordination that we name ‘destructive mode of coordination’. It is social organisation through intimidation, threat and the use of coercive means. This type of coordination has almost been entirely neglected in the literature, although it has existed since ancient times in different forms and varieties. A typical recent illustration is the social order under the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iran is not the sole example in the Middle East; many others can be cited in that region as well as in Africa and Latin America. Destructive coordination also describes sectoral logic of the Military Industrial Complex in developed market economies like the United States, and in Post Socialist economies such as Russia and China. Historically, colonialism, the ‘primitive accumulation of capital’, and the Stalinist regime from 1933 to1938 may be invoked as examples from the recent past. Looting tribes and pirate colonies in the past and present provide other illustrations. Although I will refer to all these evidences, my main focus will be Iran since the 1979 revolution.
2006-11
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/13235/1/MPRA_paper_13235.pdf
Vahabi, Mehrdad (2006): Ordres contradictoires et coordination destructive: le malaise iranien.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:13453
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/13453/
Tort Reform, Disputes and Belief Formation
Landeo, Claudia M.
C9 - Design of Experiments
K0 - General
K13 - Tort Law and Product Liability ; Forensic Economics
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
D83 - Search ; Learning ; Information and Knowledge ; Communication ; Belief ; Unawareness
K41 - Litigation Process
We experimentally study the effects of the split-award tort reform, where the state takes a share of the plaintiff's punitive damage award, on litigants' beliefs and bargaining outcomes. In addition, we study the formation of litigants' beliefs in a strategic environment. Our results provide support for coherence-based reasoning theories: coherence shifts in litigants' background beliefs (elicited before a role is assigned and after commitment to a choice at the pretrial bargaining stage) suggest bi-directionality between choices and beliefs. Our findings also suggest role-specific bias in the updating of plaintiffs' beliefs about firm's negligence. Finally, our findings indicate that split-awards affect plaintiffs' beliefs about fairness and lower out-of-court settlement amounts.
2009-02
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/13453/1/MPRA_paper_13453.pdf
Landeo, Claudia M. (2009): Tort Reform, Disputes and Belief Formation.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:13539
2019-09-29T04:38:32Z
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Investment decisions, equivalent risk and bounded rationality
Magni, Carlo Alberto
D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
G11 - Portfolio Choice ; Investment Decisions
B40 - General
G31 - Capital Budgeting ; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies ; Capacity
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
M20 - General
G30 - General
The Net Present Value maximizing model shows fallacies and inconsistencies that may be easily unmasked by performing a cognitive analysis of the decision-making process implied by the maximization problem. The model may be conveniently rescued if the maximizing version of the criterion is shunt aside and a boundedly rational interpretation is given. The resulting ‘mixed strategy’, currently in use by many real-life decision makers, opens up terrain to a fruitful
cooperation between bounded and unbounded rationality. This paper is consistent with a fluid and nondichotomous interpretation of dual-process theories.
2007-08
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/13539/1/MPRA_paper_13539.pdf
Magni, Carlo Alberto (2007): Investment decisions, equivalent risk and bounded rationality.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:13559
2019-09-27T16:56:05Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/13559/
Investment decisions, equivalent risk and bounded rationality
Magni, Carlo Alberto
D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
G11 - Portfolio Choice ; Investment Decisions
B40 - General
G31 - Capital Budgeting ; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies ; Capacity
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
M20 - General
G30 - General
The Net Present Value maximizing model shows fallacies and inconsistencies that may be easily unmasked by performing a cognitive analysis of the decision-making process implied by the maximization problem. The model may be conveniently rescued if the maximizing version of the criterion is shunt aside and a boundedly rational interpretation is given. The resulting ‘mixed strategy’, currently in use by many real-life decision makers, opens up terrain to a fruitful
cooperation between bounded and unbounded rationality. This paper is consistent with a fluid and nondichotomous interpretation of dual-process theories.
2007-08
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/13559/1/MPRA_paper_13559.pdf
Magni, Carlo Alberto (2007): Investment decisions, equivalent risk and bounded rationality.
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Investment decisions, net present value and bounded rationality
Magni, Carlo Alberto
D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
G11 - Portfolio Choice ; Investment Decisions
B40 - General
G31 - Capital Budgeting ; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies ; Capacity
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
M20 - General
G30 - General
TThe Net Present Value maximizing model has a respectable ancestry and is considered by most scholars a theoretically sound decision model. In real-life applications, decision makers use the NPV rule, but apply a subjectively determined hurdle rate, as opposed to the “correct” opportunity cost of capital. According to a heuristics-and-biases-program approach, this implies that the hurdle-rate rule is a biased heuristic. This work shows that the hurdle-rate rule may be interpreted as a fruitful strategy of bounded rationality, where several domain-specific and project-specific elements are integrated and condensed into an aspiration level. The paper also addresses the issue of a productive cooperation between bounded and unbounded rationality.
2007-08
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/13568/1/MPRA_paper_13568.pdf
Magni, Carlo Alberto (2007): Investment decisions, net present value and bounded rationality. Forthcoming in: Quantitative Finance
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:13579
2019-09-26T15:57:40Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/13579/
Investment decisions, net present value and bounded rationality
Magni, Carlo Alberto
D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
G11 - Portfolio Choice ; Investment Decisions
B40 - General
G31 - Capital Budgeting ; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies ; Capacity
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
M20 - General
G30 - General
TThe Net Present Value maximizing model has a respectable ancestry and is considered by most scholars a theoretically sound decision model. In real-life applications, decision makers use the NPV rule, but apply a subjectively determined hurdle rate, as opposed to the “correct” opportunity cost of capital. According to a heuristics-and-biases-program approach, this implies that the hurdle-rate rule is a biased heuristic. This work shows that the hurdle-rate rule may be interpreted as a fruitful strategy of bounded rationality, where several domain-specific and project-specific elements are integrated and condensed into an aspiration level. The paper also addresses the issue of a productive cooperation between bounded and unbounded rationality.
2007-08
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/13579/1/MPRA_paper_13579.pdf
Magni, Carlo Alberto (2007): Investment decisions, net present value and bounded rationality. Forthcoming in: Quantitative Finance
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:13606
2019-09-27T09:31:41Z
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Romanian educational system - component of the national economy
Mihaescu, Diana
Dima, Ioan Constantin
Mihaescu, Liviu
O11 - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
I2 - Education and Research Institutions
H1 - Structure and Scope of Government
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
National economy as a stand-alone entity, is a set of resources (natural, material, human, etc..), production activities, trade, service etc. that have established branches, sectors, etc. at a country’s level, between which are established reciprocal links which is based on the material and spiritual movement values, ensures the operation and economic development of society. Thus, the national economy’s system appears as a set of interconnected elements through economic, educational, informational, technological, cultural, etc. relations according to a predetermined goal, or serving the same goal.
2009-02-22
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/13606/1/MPRA_paper_13606.pdf
Mihaescu, Diana and Dima, Ioan Constantin and Mihaescu, Liviu (2009): Romanian educational system - component of the national economy.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:13625
2019-09-28T04:04:32Z
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Federalism and Public Choice
Hills, Roderick
H77 - Intergovernmental Relations ; Federalism ; Secession
H7 - State and Local Government ; Intergovernmental Relations
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
A10 - General
This paper is a draft chapter for an edited collection on Law and Public Choice being published by Edward Elgar and edited by Dan Farber and Anne Joseph O’Connell. The chapter provides an overview of public choice literature regarding three aspects of federalism - exit-based normative justifications for federal regimes, voice-based normative justifications for federal regimes, and positive theories for how federal regimes are sustained through the political process. In general, I suggest that the most promising trend in public choice theory is the effort of economists, political scientists, and lawyers to tackle the thorny question of “voice” in federal regimes - that is, how subnational politics differs in federal regimes from the politics of unitary states. Moreover, the case for federalism based on exit critically depends on the argument for federalism based on improvement of ”voice.” Otherwise, migration from one city or state to another to escape predatory regimes would simply be pointless movement out of a ”Leviathan” frying pan into a ”Leviathan” fire. Public choice theorists seem to have an inveterate suspicion of claims that subnational government facilitates political participation, perhaps because the entire tradition of public choice is based on the theoretical impossibility that collective action can accurately represent individuals’ preferences and values. Yet nothing in the conventional account of how decentralization improves political ”voice” is inconsistent with the abstract principles of public choice theory.
2009
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/13625/1/MPRA_paper_13625.pdf
Hills, Roderick (2009): Federalism and Public Choice. Forthcoming in: Law and Public Choice (2009)
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:13977
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Analýza siete ŽP Group podľa vybraných oblastí skúmania Novej ekonomickej geografie a teórie učiacich sa regiónov.
Stanislav, Kološta
Ivan, Sokáč
Filip, Flaška
Mário, Hošala
A30 - General
D21 - Firm Behavior: Theory
R10 - General
O18 - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis ; Housing ; Infrastructure
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
D83 - Search ; Learning ; Information and Knowledge ; Communication ; Belief ; Unawareness
D85 - Network Formation and Analysis: Theory
A11 - Role of Economics ; Role of Economists ; Market for Economists
Paper is based on theoretical knowledge of current trends in regional development –
New Economic Geography and the theory of Learning regions. Paper is primary focused on a
large company – located in the Banská Bystrica region – and on a network created by it and
their importance for regional development. We explore processes within the Mother Company
and its network that are enacted during creation of industrial network which was initiated by
the Mother Company. In addition, we also explore importance of such a network for regions;
knowledge and information flows within this network and their importance for regional
development; innovations and investments to human capital through Mother Company and
importance of these activities for region.
2008
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/13977/1/MPRA_paper_13977.pdf
Stanislav, Kološta and Ivan, Sokáč and Filip, Flaška and Mário, Hošala (2008): Analýza siete ŽP Group podľa vybraných oblastí skúmania Novej ekonomickej geografie a teórie učiacich sa regiónov. Published in: Studia Universitatis „Vasile Goldis“, Seria Stiinte Economice , Vol. 1, No. 18 (2008): pp. 364-374.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:14047
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Comentarios sobre el enfoque de la Economía Institucional
Loaiza Quintero, Osmar Leandro
B40 - General
B52 - Institutional ; Evolutionary
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
The aim of this paper is to offer a general overview of the institutionalist approach to economics, hoping to make clear some of its main advantages as a framework of study of the economic process. In doing so, a brief exposition about some of the weaknesses of neoclassical economics will be performed in latter sections of the article -being one of them the ignorance of its own implicit value premises. The paper concludes that the advantages of the institutionalist framework are anchored on the fact that it offers a broader perspective about the social system, a more plausible hypothesis than the equilibrium one about the functioning of the social system -the cumulative circular causation-, a cautious treatment of quantitative analysis, and the recognition of the impossibility to avoid value premises in scientific analysis.
2007-10-10
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/14047/1/MPRA_paper_14047.pdf
Loaiza Quintero, Osmar Leandro (2007): Comentarios sobre el enfoque de la Economía Institucional.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:14489
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On the Problem of the Island of Earth: Introducing a Universal Theory of Value in an Open Letter to The President of the United States
Funk, Matt
B40 - General
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
Z10 - General
This paper introduces a unified theory of value.
2008-07-04
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/14489/1/MPRA_paper_14489.pdf
Funk, Matt (2008): On the Problem of the Island of Earth: Introducing a Universal Theory of Value in an Open Letter to The President of the United States.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:15640
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Large reservoirs: are they the last Oasis for the survival of cities in India?
Mukherjee, Sacchidananda
Shah, Zankhana
Kumar, M. Dinesh
O18 - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis ; Housing ; Infrastructure
O13 - Agriculture ; Natural Resources ; Energy ; Environment ; Other Primary Products
P25 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics
Q25 - Water
O14 - Industrialization ; Manufacturing and Service Industries ; Choice of Technology
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
D61 - Allocative Efficiency ; Cost-Benefit Analysis
C01 - Econometrics
B41 - Economic Methodology
Urban water demand is rapidly growing in India due to high growth in urban population and rapid industrialization. Meeting this growing demand is a big challenge for the urban planners in India. Incidentally, urban areas in arid and semi arid regions of India are experiencing rapid growth. As a result, the supplies from local water resources including aquifers are far less than the high and concentrated water demands in most urban areas. Under such situations, the cities have to rely on large reservoirs. The paper argues that urban growth would be jeopardized in absence of water supplies from large reservoirs. The analysis of 302 urban centres shows that as population of cities grow, their reliance on surface water sources also grows. Also, greater the share of surface water in the city water supplies, better the level of water supply. A multiple regression analysis of 190 class I cities and 240 class II towns further supports this finding. In Class I cities, with every unit increase in population, there is a 1.12 unit increase in quantum of water supplies. Whereas in Class II towns, with every increase in population, there is only a 0.40 unit increase in quantum of water supply. This shows greater capacities of large cities to respond to the growing water demands, induced by population growth and urbanization. The future projections of population growth, economic development and future water demands clearly means that the role of large reservoirs in meeting the demand of urban water supply is going to be more critical.
2008-04
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/15640/1/MPRA_paper_15640.pdf
Mukherjee, Sacchidananda and Shah, Zankhana and Kumar, M. Dinesh (2008): Large reservoirs: are they the last Oasis for the survival of cities in India? Published in: Published in: Proceedings of the IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Program’s Seventh Annual Partners’ Meet, “Managing Water in the Face of Growing Scarcity, Inequity and Declining Returns: Exploring Fresh Approaches”, ICRISAT Campus, Andhra Pradesh, , Vol. Volume, (April 2008): pp. 908-923.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:16417
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Higher Education Funding Issues: U.S. / UK Comparison
Orkodashvili, Mariam
A23 - Graduate
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
D61 - Allocative Efficiency ; Cost-Benefit Analysis
The paper compares and contrasts higher education funding sources and systems in the U.S. and the UK. The issues raised in the paper pertain to the major challenge of academia: finding financial support in times of limited resources and enhanced competition. The issues discussed throughout the paper are: funding and quality assessment of universities; funding and equity of access to post-secondary education; marketization and privatization of universities; funding, autonomy and accountability of higher education institutions.
2007-12-11
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
en
https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/16417/1/MPRA_paper_16417.pdf
Orkodashvili, Mariam (2007): Higher Education Funding Issues: U.S. / UK Comparison.
en
oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:16418
2019-09-28T04:39:13Z
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Reversing the Balance Wheel Principle
Orkodashvili, Mariam
R58 - Regional Development Planning and Policy
A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values
A23 - Graduate
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
The paper discusses funding principles and policies of higher education during the recession period. The role of state appropriations for the viability of public higher education institutions is emphasized. State funding affecting institutional behaviour is another issue raised. The paper analyzes the possibility of expanding state funding for higher education institutions instead of cutting during economic recession. The examples of Midwestern states is discussed for this purpose. Funding higher education institutions is perceived as an important component of the process of investing in human capital. Referring to scholarly findings, Leader-Laggard Model and Event History Analysis are suggested as optimal methods for evaluating the implementation of new policies as they spread from one state to another.
2008-12-17
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/16418/1/MPRA_paper_16418.pdf
Orkodashvili, Mariam (2008): Reversing the Balance Wheel Principle.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:16420
2019-09-29T04:36:34Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/16420/
In Disputatione Nascitur Veritas
Orkodashvili, Mariam
A23 - Graduate
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
I21 - Analysis of Education
A14 - Sociology of Economics
Centrality and fragility of university in the long-lasting debates over the functions of higher education and its role in the interplay of wider socioeconomic, political and cultural forces is an ever recurrent issue. It seems that exactly these debates called for constant public attention towards academia and helped retain its core function of knowledge production through the dynamics of controversies and disputations.The essay attempts to discuss the main issues regarding the features and functions of university. It also tries to identify the challenges that the University of the Future will face. The main argument that the essay makes is that through constant search for the truth, through continuous discussions and „disputations‟, the university should retain its core function that is the production of knowledge. The continuous struggles between academic, sociocultural, political and economic forces have always helped academia to preserve its unique character. The essay adheres to the well-known belief that truth is born in constant discussions and „disputations‟ (in disputatione nascitur veritas).
2008-12-01
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/16420/1/MPRA_paper_16420.pdf
Orkodashvili, Mariam (2008): In Disputatione Nascitur Veritas.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:17569
2019-09-27T16:49:10Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/17569/
Partnerships for Women's Health - Striving for Best Practice within the UN Global Compact / United Nations University Research Brief 1/2009 (www.unu.edu)
Timmermann, Martina
Kruesmann, Monika
I11 - Analysis of Health Care Markets
J13 - Fertility ; Family Planning ; Child Care ; Children ; Youth
D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
I12 - Health Behavior
H41 - Public Goods
J16 - Economics of Gender ; Non-labor Discrimination
H51 - Government Expenditures and Health
A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values
I18 - Government Policy ; Regulation ; Public Health
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
D78 - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
D61 - Allocative Efficiency ; Cost-Benefit Analysis
L33 - Comparison of Public and Private Enterprises and Nonprofit Institutions ; Privatization ; Contracting Out
Every minute, at least one woman dies from pregnancy and childbirth complications; a further 20 suffer injury, infection or disease. Despite medical advances, and years of policy declarations, this tragic situation remains particularly severe in developing countries, violating a fundamental human right. Is a new approach possible, one that looks beyond common project paradigms and standards? What could such an approach look like, how might it operate, and what might be its effect?
The Women’s Health Initiative, an innovative public private partnership that drew reference from the UN Global Compact, provides a possible model.
2009-09-15
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/17569/1/MPRA_paper_17569.pdf
Timmermann, Martina and Kruesmann, Monika (2009): Partnerships for Women's Health - Striving for Best Practice within the UN Global Compact / United Nations University Research Brief 1/2009 (www.unu.edu). Published in: UNU Research Brief No. 1/2009 : pp. 1-12.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:18080
2019-09-29T07:38:54Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/18080/
How mindless is standard economics really?
Schipper, Burkhard C
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
C90 - General
D60 - General
D80 - General
B41 - Economic Methodology
C80 - General
D87 - Neuroeconomics
Contrary to claims by Gul and Pesendorfer (2008), I show that standard economics makes use of non-choice evidence in a meaningful way. This is because standard economics solely grounded in the theory of choice is "incomplete". That is, it has content that can not be revealed with any general choice procedure.
2009-10-22
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/18080/1/MPRA_paper_18080.pdf
Schipper, Burkhard C (2009): How mindless is standard economics really?
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:18355
2019-09-26T22:27:44Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/18355/
语言政策与语言规划:一个经济学与语言学比较的视角
Zhang, Weiguo
Liu, Guohui
D70 - General
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
Z11 - Economics of the Arts and Literature
Language planning refers to a kind of humanly-conscious intervention within certain limits in the process of language selection. It has not only something to do with the language itself, but is far more involved in such issues as the adjustments of the relations among people or between people and society through language problems. The traditional analysis on language planning is mainly based on sociolinguistic theories, which tends to emphasize the basic concepts and categories in this area so that, at the macro level of public policy, neither practical nor reasonable measures have been able to brought up. The economic rational-choice theory and the cost-benefit analytical method, however, can effectively compensate for the weaknesses of the traditional studies of language planning, and greatly enrich the development of language planning. This paper reviews the connotation and denotation of language policies and language planning in details, discusses the significance and feasibility of conducting economic analysis and research on these two issues, and makes a comparison between the traditional sociolinguistic analysis and the new-rising economic analysis on language planning.
2009-05
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/18355/1/MPRA_paper_18355.pdf
Zhang, Weiguo and Liu, Guohui (2009): 语言政策与语言规划:一个经济学与语言学比较的视角.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:18531
2019-09-26T23:08:05Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/18531/
Centers tehnology transfer-active factor an the regional development
Ghimisi, Stefan/St
Popescu, Gheorghe
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
D24 - Production ; Cost ; Capital ; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity ; Capacity
The purpose of this paper is to investigate mechanisms of knowledge transfer between firms and universities. Universities have become increasingly involved in technology transfer by establishing offices of technology transfer, business incubators, and technology parks. This paper presents some aspects of technology transfer centers, specific activities in these entities, with a real example, UCB-Pitt, an entity founded the University Constantin Brancusi of Targu Jiu.
2009-11-10
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/18531/2/MPRA_paper_18531.pdf
Ghimisi, Stefan/St and Popescu, Gheorghe (2009): Centers tehnology transfer-active factor an the regional development.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:18557
2019-09-27T04:02:50Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/18557/
Adam Smith and Moral Knowledge
Konow, James
B31 - Individuals
B12 - Classical (includes Adam Smith)
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
D60 - General
This paper examines the contribution of The Theory of Moral Sentiments to the study of how we acquire moral knowledge. In Smith, this is associated with the moral judgment of an impartial spectator, a hypothetical ideal conjured in the imagination of an agent. This imagined spectator has the properties of impartiality, information and sympathy. I argue Smith develops this construct in the context of personal ethics, i.e., as a guide to moral conduct in personal relationships. There are limitations, however, to this model for personal ethics, as acknowledged by Smith himself and suggested by subsequent social science findings. Moreover, this model does not necessarily extend to social ethics, i.e., to moral judgment in less personal economic and social interactions, such as firms, industries and governments. Hence, I propose modifying the spectator model in light of modern social science methods and of Smith’s own insights to address its limitations for personal ethics and to provide it with a foundation for social ethics. The proposed approach is based on a quasi-spectator, i.e., the empirical analysis of the moral views of real spectators whose properties approximate those of the ideal spectator. A review of quasi-spectator studies suggests this as a promising method for informing both descriptive and prescriptive ethics.
2009-09
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/18557/1/MPRA_paper_18557.pdf
Konow, James (2009): Adam Smith and Moral Knowledge.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:18750
2019-09-27T12:39:14Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/18750/
Mean-Reverting Stochastic Processes, Evaluation of Forward Prices and Interest Rates
Makhankov, V. G.
Aguero-Granados, M. A.
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
C02 - Mathematical Methods
C23 - Panel Data Models ; Spatio-temporal Models
C62 - Existence and Stability Conditions of Equilibrium
We consider mean-reverting stochastic processes and build self-consistent models for forward price dynamics and some applications in power industries. These models are built using the ideas and equations of stochastic differential geometry in order to close the system of equations for the forward prices and their volatility. Some analytical solutions are presented in the one factor case and for specific regular forward price/interest rates volatility. Those models will also play a role of initial conditions for a stochastic process describing forward price and interest rates volatility. Subsequently, the curved manifold of the internal space i.e. a discrete version of the bond term space (the space of bond maturing) is constructed. The dynamics of the point of this internal space that correspond to a portfolio of different bonds is studied. The analysis of the discount bond forward rate dynamics, for which we employed the Stratonovich approach, permitted us to calculate analytically the regular and the stochastic volatilities. We compare our results with those known from the literature.
2009-11-15
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/18750/1/MPRA_paper_18750.pdf
Makhankov, V. G. and Aguero-Granados, M. A. (2009): Mean-Reverting Stochastic Processes, Evaluation of Forward Prices and Interest Rates.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:20050
2019-10-03T15:37:01Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20050/
Reexamination of Individual Knowledge and Common Behavior Rules: A Cross-disciplinary View Based on Empirical Evidences
Liang, Zhao
B52 - Institutional ; Evolutionary
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
D01 - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
Based on evidences from empirical disciplines, the paper offers three different basic assumptions and one simplified framework on individual behavior when dealing with signals from uncertain environments. On the basis of these, the paper defines individual knowledge and shows its hierarchical state, the connatural- and the acquired-shared-knowledge among individuals. Furthermore, the paper describes and explains the sources and general mechanisms of changing of these kinds of knowledge, and stresses that human connatural knowledge is the most stable level in the entire knowledge, which constitutes the fundamental prerequisite for mutually recognizing signals (or events) and interactions among individuals; The acquired-shared-knowledge, however, is the common anticipation owned among individuals about behavioral response of other individuals facing a signal; it derives from interacting experiences between individuals and circumstances or among individuals; and stable accumulation of the knowledge is one of key foundations on which the stable anticipation of individual behavior, commonly behavioral beliefs and rules will can be formed in a group.
2009-12-20
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20050/1/MPRA_paper_20050.pdf
Liang, Zhao (2009): Reexamination of Individual Knowledge and Common Behavior Rules: A Cross-disciplinary View Based on Empirical Evidences.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:20059
2019-09-26T13:00:45Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20059/
How far is Eastern Europe from Brussels?
Fischer, Stanley
Sahay, Ratna
Vegh, Carlos
F15 - Economic Integration
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
F41 - Open Economy Macroeconomics
F43 - Economic Growth of Open Economies
The current destination of Central and Eastern European countries -- explicitly for some, implicitly for all -- is Brussels. One simple measure, not without theoretical justification, is physical distance. This paper's focus, however, lies more in the distance in time and economic space. The paper fist compares income gaps between Central and Eastern Europe and European Union (EU) countries, then evaluates recent economic performance in Central and Eastern Europe in light of EU standards. Finally, it addresses the question of how long it will take the Central and Eastern European Countries to close the income gap with EU countries.
1998
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20059/1/MPRA_paper_20059.pdf
Fischer, Stanley and Sahay, Ratna and Vegh, Carlos (1998): How far is Eastern Europe from Brussels?
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:20262
2019-09-26T11:43:44Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20262/
The Uses and Misuses of Commodity Murabaha: Islamic Economic Perspective
Alsayyed, Nidal
D23 - Organizational Behavior ; Transaction Costs ; Property Rights
Z10 - General
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
D42 - Monopoly
Some exciting Economical developments have taken place in the area of Islamic finance during the preceding two years. There has been a fast expansion in its market share, diversification of products picked up pace and the rapid globalization of the services ensures their future expansion. Commodity murabahah is one of the most commonly used financing contracts in Islamic banking. But of no less consequence may prove, the lurch one finds commodity murabahah in at the close of 2008 (Hasan 2009) . Commodity Murabaha is clearly the Islamic treasurer’s funding product of choice, as it is flexible enough to facilitate many structures for financing, hedging, and currency exchanging. It is time to apply the shari'ah objective of “sa’dd-aldharai” that closes the potential avenues for outwitting the shari’ah objectives and spirit .
2010-01-10
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20262/1/MPRA_paper_20262.pdf
Alsayyed, Nidal (2010): The Uses and Misuses of Commodity Murabaha: Islamic Economic Perspective.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:20304
2019-09-26T11:50:48Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20304/
Tipping motivations and behavior in the US and Israel
Azar, Ofer H.
D03 - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
D12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
Z13 - Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology ; Social and Economic Stratification
L83 - Sports ; Gambling ; Restaurants ; Recreation ; Tourism
C91 - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
Tipping is a multi-billion dollar phenomenon and a major source of income for millions of workers. The results of a study conducted in the US and Israel suggest that people tip mainly to show gratitude, conform to the social norm, and because they know that waiters' income depends on tips. Tipping is motivated more by the positive consequences of tipping than by the negative results of not tipping. Patronage frequency and dining alone have no systematic effects on the level of tips or their sensitivity to service quality. Respondents report tipping much more for excellent service than for poor service, suggesting that tipping can provide significant incentives for high-quality service. A large majority prefers tipping to service charges.
2009
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20304/1/MPRA_paper_20304.pdf
Azar, Ofer H. (2009): Tipping motivations and behavior in the US and Israel. Forthcoming in: Journal of Applied Social Psychology (2010)
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:20394
2019-09-27T12:30:50Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20394/
A Litmus Test of Academic Quality
Orkodashvili, Mariam
D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
A23 - Graduate
I21 - Analysis of Education
Z13 - Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology ; Social and Economic Stratification
I22 - Educational Finance ; Financial Aid
A22 - Undergraduate
A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values
H75 - State and Local Government: Health ; Education ; Welfare ; Public Pensions
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
I28 - Government Policy
D61 - Allocative Efficiency ; Cost-Benefit Analysis
H52 - Government Expenditures and Education
A14 - Sociology of Economics
The paper discusses the major issues connected with the accreditation procedures in higher education system in the U.S. The questions raised are as follows: what are the reliable and credible indicators of quality instruction that could be measured in the process of accreditation of higher education institutions? How does greater transparency in the accreditation process serve students and the public? What is the role that accreditors on federal and state levels can play in improving institutional accountability or changing institutional behaviour; and hence, what are the standards and implications of federal vs. state involvement in the accreditation process? What is accreditation’s role in addressing problems raised by arbitrary denial of transfer of credit? And what role does accreditation play in assessing distance education?
The paper supports the idea that high quality instruction, academic freedom, accountability and transparency should go hand in hand. Agreement should be reached between different parties involved on what to consider as reliable and credible indicators of quality instruction and how to best measure them for the purposes of accreditation. The evaluation data should be made a public knowledge to increase transparency and serve student interests. And finally, preserving the unique balanced relationship and golden medium that exists between peer review and appropriate levels of government involvement in the process of accreditation would be the best option for further development of higher education in the U.S.
2009-10-27
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20394/1/MPRA_paper_20394.pdf
Orkodashvili, Mariam (2009): A Litmus Test of Academic Quality.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:20398
2019-09-30T06:47:47Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20398/
Spellings Commission Report on Affordability and Access to Higher Education: changing demographics, economic crisis and investment in human capital
Orkodashvili, Mariam
J41 - Labor Contracts
Z13 - Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology ; Social and Economic Stratification
H53 - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
I22 - Educational Finance ; Financial Aid
J11 - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
E24 - Employment ; Unemployment ; Wages ; Intergenerational Income Distribution ; Aggregate Human Capital ; Aggregate Labor Productivity
N30 - General, International, or Comparative
J0 - General
A14 - Sociology of Economics
A23 - Graduate
O15 - Human Resources ; Human Development ; Income Distribution ; Migration
I21 - Analysis of Education
A22 - Undergraduate
A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
I28 - Government Policy
H52 - Government Expenditures and Education
The paper discusses report of The Spellings Commission for Future of Higher Education that was set up to look into the issues facing the higher education system in the U.S., outline the challenges and offer recommendations to tackle the problems. Most importantly, The Spellings Commission Report raised the issue of the role of federal government in the development of higher education system. The paper focuses on one of the issues raised by the Spellings Commission, access to higher education.
The paper suggests that today access still remains an issue for higher education in the U.S. Adjusting to changing demographic trends, increased ethnic diversity and increased enrollments with limited federal resources and complicated federal aid system is still a challenge of the future. The question that remains to be answered is: ‘Will the federal government sustain its traditional commitment to equalizing opportunities for higher education?’
2009-11-23
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20398/1/MPRA_paper_20398.pdf
Orkodashvili, Mariam (2009): Spellings Commission Report on Affordability and Access to Higher Education: changing demographics, economic crisis and investment in human capital.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:20530
2019-09-28T18:16:10Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20530/
In Favor of Rigor and Relevance. A Reply to Mark Blaug
Kurz, Heinz D.
Salvadori, Neri
B51 - Socialist ; Marxian ; Sraffian
D50 - General
B12 - Classical (includes Adam Smith)
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
A11 - Role of Economics ; Role of Economists ; Market for Economists
The paper discusses Mark Blaug’s recent criticisms of “Sraffian economics”. It is shown that none of the criticisms stand up to close examination. Blaug commits a number of elementary blunders and mistakes the mathematical form of an argument for its content. He variously contradicts himself and puts forward bold contentions that cannot be sustained. The paper concludes with an obvious plea for rigor and relevance.
2010-02-04
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20530/1/MPRA_paper_20530.pdf
Kurz, Heinz D. and Salvadori, Neri (2010): In Favor of Rigor and Relevance. A Reply to Mark Blaug.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:20669
2019-09-28T02:32:07Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20669/
Sencillez y explicación en la teoría económica
Fernando, Estrada
D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
A1 - General Economics
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
B4 - Economic Methodology
A2 - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics
C7 - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory
B41 - Economic Methodology
The present paper, following the philosophical work of Robert Nozick, intends to develop the approach of simplicity in the economic investigation. This purpose contributes to structure a heuristic for projects of investigation that can serve like mark of discussion of grade projects in the departments of economy. The objective is the philosophy of the economy. We develop the following aspects basically: (1) An elucidation of the approach of simplicity in the academic investigation (2) Arguments in favor of the simplicity in the classic tradition from Adam Smith (3) An illustration of the pattern of explanation economic type invisible hand (4) We argue in favor of continuing with this focus
2010
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20669/1/MPRA_paper_20669.pdf
Fernando, Estrada (2010): Sencillez y explicación en la teoría económica.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:20767
2019-09-27T10:28:47Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20767/
Binding stakeholders into moral communities: A review of studies on social responsibility of business
Nair, Tara S.
Pradhan, Rachayeeta
A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
B00 - General
This paper revisits the issue of business social responsibility with a view to reiterate its relevance in the contemporary scenario characterised by an overarching presence of private businesses and blurring of the barriers between not-for-profit and for-profit enterprises. The paper reviews the evolution of major theoretical positions of business social responsibility to demonstrate how the basic understanding of the term traversed through time and alongside changes in forms of business organisation and interpretations of the morality of private property. It draws on stakeholding and social contract theories to underscore the moral and social responsibility of businesses to broaden their vision beyond profit and stakeholder value.
2010-01-02
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20767/1/MPRA_paper_20767.pdf
Nair, Tara S. and Pradhan, Rachayeeta (2010): Binding stakeholders into moral communities: A review of studies on social responsibility of business. Published in: Asia Pacific Business Review , Vol. 5, No. 4 (January 2010): pp. 86-97.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:20970
2019-09-26T08:42:11Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20970/
Effects of Macroeconomic Variables on Stock Prices in Malaysia: An Approach of Error Correction Model
Asmy, Mohamed
Rohilina, Wisam
Hassama, Aris
Fouad, Md.
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
C22 - Time-Series Models ; Dynamic Quantile Regressions ; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models ; Diffusion Processes
A10 - General
This paper attempts to examine the short-run and long-run causal relationship between Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) and selected macroeconomic variables namely inflation, money supply and nominal effective exchange rate during the pre and post crisis period from 1987 until 1995 and from 1999 until 2007 by using monthly data. The methodology used in this study is time series econometric techniques i.e. the unit root test, cointegration test, error correction model (ECM), variance decomposition and impulse response function. The findings show that there is cointegration between stock prices and macroeconomic variables. The results suggest that inflation, money supply and exchange rate seem to significantly affect the KLCI. These variables considered to be emphasized as the policy instruments by the government in order to stabilize stock prices.
2009-04-27
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/20970/1/MPRA_paper_20970.pdf
Asmy, Mohamed and Rohilina, Wisam and Hassama, Aris and Fouad, Md. (2009): Effects of Macroeconomic Variables on Stock Prices in Malaysia: An Approach of Error Correction Model.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:21656
2019-09-29T14:37:05Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/21656/
Earth magnetism and the economic behavior
Melo, L
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
D60 - General
This paper provides an analysis of how the current economic crisis and the changes in the earth magnetism can be an opportunity to develop an economic system based on more balanced economic relationships. Consciousness is fundamental to achieve this. A practical example, examined in the article, to understand how consciousness and the belief systems affect the observed reality, is associated with the effect that the credibility of economic authorities and individuals’ expectations have on the behavior of different economic variables. The paper examines how other fields of science such as physics and psychology offer us several elements to understand current economic relationships. Nature provides us elements that could help with the creation of a new economy reality. In particular, the paper analyzes how the fall in the intensity of the earth’s magnetic field could facilitate this process.
2010-03-25
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/21656/1/MPRA_paper_21656.pdf
Melo, L (2010): Earth magnetism and the economic behavior.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:22171
2019-10-02T16:47:38Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/22171/
Fragments on black swan: money, credit and finance in The Arcades Project of Walter Benjamin
Estrada, Fernando
A1 - General Economics
G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance
G33 - Bankruptcy ; Liquidation
D84 - Expectations ; Speculations
D70 - General
D8 - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty
C72 - Noncooperative Games
B5 - Current Heterodox Approaches
D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
B50 - General
D82 - Asymmetric and Private Information ; Mechanism Design
C70 - General
C7 - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory
G01 - Financial Crises
D0 - General
D03 - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
G0 - General
The main objective of this paper is to present a reading of The Arcades Project by Walter Benjamin in the context of the financial crisis, in particular, reflect from a few fragments of Benjamin's work appear to lie around a Black Swan. The recovery of the fragments of The Arcades seems appropriate at a time when the financial crisis should be taught as a deeper crisis. Walter Benjamin is placed beyond its time, with a powerful sense of observation worthy of emulation analytical.
2010-04
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/22171/1/MPRA_paper_22171.pdf
Estrada, Fernando (2010): Fragments on black swan: money, credit and finance in The Arcades Project of Walter Benjamin.
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oai:mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de:22182
2019-09-27T02:47:14Z
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/22182/
Fragments on the black swan: money, credit and finance in The Arcades Project of Walter Benjamin
Estrada, Fernando
A1 - General Economics
G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance
G33 - Bankruptcy ; Liquidation
D84 - Expectations ; Speculations
D70 - General
D8 - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty
C72 - Noncooperative Games
B5 - Current Heterodox Approaches
D81 - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
B50 - General
D82 - Asymmetric and Private Information ; Mechanism Design
C70 - General
C7 - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory
G01 - Financial Crises
D0 - General
D03 - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values
A12 - Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines
G0 - General
The main objective of this paper is to present a reading of The Arcades Project by Walter Benjamin in the context of the financial crisis, in particular, reflect from a few fragments of Benjamin's work appear to lie around a Black Swan. The recovery of the fragments of The Arcades seems appropriate at a time when the financial crisis should be taught as a deeper crisis. Walter Benjamin is placed beyond its time, with a powerful sense of observation worthy of emulation analytical.
2010-04
MPRA Paper
NonPeerReviewed
application/pdf
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https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/22182/1/MPRA_paper_22182.pdf
Estrada, Fernando (2010): Fragments on the black swan: money, credit and finance in The Arcades Project of Walter Benjamin.
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