Results 151 to 160 of about 601,863 (315)
SystemsPublic transit subsidization often suffers from a double (or bilateral) moral hazard problem, where both regulators and operators may reduce their efforts due to information asymmetry, thereby compromising service quality despite significant public ...
Xuli Wen, Xin Chen, Yue Fei
doaj +1 more source
Tariffs in an Economy with Incomplete Markets and Unemployment [PDF]
This paper examines the optimal labor contract in a small open economy with incomplete markets under international price uncertainty. The effect on employment, wages, and profits of different realizations of the state of nature is studied and agents ...
Raquel Fernandez
core
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A novel thermos‐responsive hydroxypropyl cellulose/graphene oxide (HPC/GO) composite membrane is fabricated for reversible temperature‐gated ion transport in aqueous zinc‐ion batteries. Enabled by LCST‐driven structural transition, unimpeded ion diffusion at room temperature delivers high capacity, while elevated temperature suppresses transport; full ...
Xueli Bi +9 more
wiley +1 more source
Управленческое консультирование, 2018 Article is devoted to making management decisions aimed at organizing the optimal trajectory of the financial flow under the insurance contract . Management of financial flows for an individual insurance contract is considered as one of the opportunities
Svetlana Alexandrovna Kalaida
doaj
Relational Incentives in Chinese Family Firms [PDF]
This paper mainly discusses the choice of managerial compensation contracts in Chinese family firms. Relation or guanxi in Chinese language is an important factor that should be considered because it can bring the shirking cost to the relation-based ...
Jiancai Pi
core
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Scanning electrochemical microscopy reveals reactant diffusion through porous carbon shells to PtFe cores, while the carbon‐encapsulated PtFe enables high‐performance HT‐PEMFC operation by sieving phosphate ions that induce catalyst poisoning. ABSTRACT High‐temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (HT‐PEMFCs) operating at 160°C on phosphoric
Myeong‐Geun Kim +9 more
wiley +1 more source
Optimal Incentives in Dynamic Multiple Project Contracts [PDF]
We design a multiple project-funding contract that provides optimal incentives to recipients, in a setting where externalities exist among the multiple projects and where donors and recipients may differ in their valuation of the projects.
Josepa Miquel-Florensa
core
Light‐Actuated Fiber‐Climbing Inchworm Robot Toward Endoluminal Navigation
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A kirigami‐inspired soft inchworm robot harnesses optical energy from a customized side‐emitting optical fiber, guaranteeing its propulsion along the fiber body. The wavelength‐selective responsiveness of dye‐functionalized liquid crystal elastomers and the application of temporal illumination patterns enable sequential control of robot components. The
Antonio Lobosco +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Optimal Contracts for Teams of Money Managers [PDF]
The optimal organizational form and optimal incentive contract are characterized for a team of money managers, assuming that the investor (principal) is risk averse and that each manager's (agent's) actions affect both that manager's expected return and ...
Pegaret Pichler
core