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, 2012 The purpose of this course is to provide the student with a basic understanding of the principles of microeconomics. At its core, the study of economics deals with the choices and decisions that have to be made in order to manage scarce resources ...
The Saylor Foundation
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Identifying Peer Effects in Networks with Unobserved Effort and Isolated Students
Journal of Applied Econometrics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Peer influence on effort devoted to some activity is often studied when effort is unobserved, and the researcher instead observes an outcome that combines effort with other shocks. For instance, in education, achievement measures such as GPA reflect both effort and idiosyncratic GPA shocks.
Aristide Houndetoungan +2 more
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Essays in Microeconomic Theory
, 2016 The thesis first provides an axiomatic characterization of the probability-weighted minimal norm solution for Bayesian social choice problems with reference points. Chapter 2 provides a characterization of feasibility conditions for general social choice problems.
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Small Area Consumption Estimates Combining Survey and Financial Footprints Data
Journal of Applied Econometrics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We estimate average equivalised consumption measures across 370 local authority districts in Great Britain, using small‐area estimation methods that combine information from a household budget survey, a much larger survey of local demographics and employment, and area‐level information on bank account outflows and energy consumption.
Peter Levell, Lars Nesheim, Gautam Vyas
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A Minimal Dissipation Type-Based Classification in Irreversible Thermodynamics and Microeconomics [PDF]
We formulate the problem of finding classes of kinetic dependencies in irreversible thermodynamic and microeconomic systems for which minimal dissipation processes belong to the same type.
A. M. Tsirlin +2 more
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Are Start‐Up Acquisitions by Dominant Firms Driving Innovation or Killing Competition?
Managerial and Decision Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper develops a sequential model to examine start‐up acquisitions in markets with network externalities, incorporating a pre‐entry strategic buyout option that allows the incumbent to integrate the start‐up's innovation, followed by post‐entry expenditure on coordination advertising, and defensive pricing strategies.
Adele Whelan, Kate Hynes
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Climate‐smart land management: Greenhouse gas outcomes and social and economic pathways to adoption
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Climate change poses one of the greatest threats to natural and working lands, reducing the resilience of agricultural and forest productivity. Because land management is a leading source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, climate‐smart management practices are being implemented to reduce net emissions while sustaining yields.
Kristina Bartowitz +13 more
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Urban Housing Markets and Sustainability Risk: Empirical Evidence From South African Cities
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite the global shift toward sustainability and rising expectations for socially and environmentally responsible housing, evidence from South Africa's urban markets remains limited and underexplored. This study examines how sustainability‐related vulnerabilities shape downside housing risk across 60 cities between 2002 and 2021.
Bereket A. Ataro +2 more
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Sociedad y EconomíaIntroduction The survival of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) is a central indicator of economic and social well-being, given its impact on employment, productivity, and business dynamics, particularly in emerging economies such as ...
Elcira Solano Benavides +1 more
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