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The microeconomics of food security [PDF]
This article develops a dynamic microeconomic model of food security under uncertainty, with special focus on the relationships between food demand, nutrition and human survival.
Chavas, Jean-Paul
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A Comparison of Fleet Dynamics Models for Predicting Fisher Location Choice
ABSTRACT Scientific advice for fisheries management rarely takes into account how fishers react to regulations, which can lead to unexpected results and unrealistic expectations of the effectiveness of the management measures. Short‐term decisions about when and where to fish are one of the greatest sources of uncertainty in predicting management ...
Paul J. Dolder+4 more
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Abstract Recreational fisheries catches are increasingly considered in the assessment and management of mixed recreational‐commercial marine fisheries, while the contribution of recreational fisheries to the economy is often overlooked. Using a telephone diary survey targeting marine recreational anglers in Germany, we estimated the number of anglers ...
Harry V. Strehlow+6 more
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Determinants of Student Retention of Microeconomic Concepts [PDF]
In this study, we examine a variety of individual, institutional, and course-specific factors that influence students' retention of concepts from the microeconomics principles course.
John Kane, Larry Spizman
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Consumer Bankruptcy, Mortgage Default, and Labor Supply
ABSTRACT We specify and estimate a life‐cycle model of consumption, housing demand, and labor supply in an environment where individuals can file for bankruptcy and/or default on their mortgages in the presence of house price shock, income shock, and catastrophic expenditure events.
Wenli Li, Costas Meghir, Florian Oswald
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Toward a microeconomics of growth [PDF]
What drives growth at the microeconomic level? The authors divide the factors that determine a location's growth performance into two groups,"1st advantage"and"2nd advantage."The term 1st advantage refers to the conditions that provide the environment in
Burgess, Robin, Venables, Anthony J.
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Conceptualising SME brand co‐creation
Abstract Research on the branding of small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), known as SME branding, has garnered substantial interest over the past two decades. Although researchers acknowledge the importance of stakeholders and networks as co‐creators of SME brands, a comprehensive conceptualisation of SME brand co‐creation remains lacking.
Mari Juntunen
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The Fuzzy Core and the (Π, β)- Balanced Core [PDF]
This note provides a new proof of the non-emptiness of the fuzzy core in a pureexchange economy with finitely many agents. The proof is based on the concept of(Π, β)-balanced core for games without side payments due to Bonnisseau and Iehlé(2003 ...
Predtetchinski,Arkadi
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A geographic and social profile of Italy's great migration (1876–1913)
Abstract This article sheds light on Italian emigration flows with a focus on their geographical origins in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, that is, during the so‐called Great Migration. Annual province‐level data on Italian emigration are analysed in order to reconstruct the regional origins of emigrants, the factors motivating their decisions,
Francesca Fauri, Giancarlo Gasperoni
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Applying Intermediate Microeconomics to Terrorism [PDF]
The authors show how microeconomic concepts and principles are applicable to the study of terrorism. The utility maximization model provides insights into both terrorist resource allocation choices and government counterterrorism efforts, while basic ...
Charles Anderton, John Carter
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