TAXATION, FINES, AND PRODUCER LIABILITY RULES: EFFICIENCY AND MARKET STRUCTURE IMPLICATIONS [PDF]
This paper addresses the comparative efficiency of liability rules and regulatory policy in competitive equilibria with endogenous product safety. Pigouvian taxation fails to achieve long-run social optimality.
Hamilton, Stephen F.
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Integration and mining of malaria molecular, functional and pharmacological data: how far are we from a chemogenomic knowledge space? [PDF]
The organization and mining of malaria genomic and post-genomic data is highly motivated by the necessity to predict and characterize new biological targets and new drugs. Biological targets are sought in a biological space designed from the genomic data
Bastien, Olivier +14 more
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Returns on Resilience: The Business Case [PDF]
Real estate projects designed to withstand the effects of climate change can provide substantial returns on investment and an array of other benefits, according to this new report. Case studies from 10 leading resilience projects are highlighted, ranging
Kathleen McCormick, Sarene Marshall
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Antitrust and Regulation [PDF]
Since the passage of the Interstate Commerce Act (1897) and the Sherman Act (1890), regulation and antitrust have operated as competing mechanisms to control competition.
Dennis W. Carlton, Randal C. Picker
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Evaluating the Potential for Technology Adoption in Mitigating Invasive Species Damage and Risk: Application to Zebra Mussels [PDF]
Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies, Resource /Energy Economics and Policy,
Adams, Damian C., Lee, Donna J.
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The effect of population structure, plant size, herbivory and reproductive potential on effective population size in the temperate epiphytic orchid, Sarcochilus australis [PDF]
Distribution of plant size and reproductive success is investigated in the temperate epiphytic orchid Sarcochilus australis (Lindl.) Rchb. f. at Kinglake National Park, Victoria, in south-eastern Australia, and applied to estimating the effective ...
Tremblay, Raymond L.
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Assessment of Green Public Procurement as a Policy Tool: Cost-efficiency and Competition Considerations [PDF]
Public procurement is officially regarded as an effective means to secure environmental improvement. Estimates indicate that public authorities within the European Union typically purchase goods and services corresponding to approximately 16 percent of ...
Brännlund, Runar +2 more
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Price Flexibility in Channels of Distribution: Evidence from Scanner Data [PDF]
In this study, we empirically examine the extent of price rigidity using a unique store-level time series data set - consisting of (i) actual retail transaction prices, (ii) actual wholesale transaction prices which represent both the retailers' costs ...
Daniel Levy, Mark Bergen, Shantanu Dutta
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