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A Hybrid Multi-population Optimization Algorithm for Global Optimization and Its Application on Stock Market Prediction
Meta-heuristic algorithms are formulated and implemented based on events and occurrences in nature. By creating shortcuts throughout the problem...
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Rapid Land Conversion
This section analyzes the role land conversion plays in economic activities. Land conversion was a key issue in classical political economy, but...
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Impact of Technical Progress on the Relationship Between Competition and Investment
This paper investigates the impact of technical progress on the relationship between competition and investment. Using a model of oligopolistic...
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Brexit: A Hard-but-Smart Strategy and Its Consequences
Would the United Kingdom really apply high EU external tariffs in the case of a hard Brexit and carry out extensive physical checks at their border?...
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Design and Evaluation
Following the ADR method, the design of the artifact starts with the problem formulation before the implementation begins. However, the...
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On the Anatomy of Medical Progress Within an Overlap** Generations Economy
We study medical progress within a two-sector economy of overlap** generations subject to endogenous mortality. Individuals demand health care with...
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EU-Regulierung von Bitcoin und anderen virtuellen Währungen: erste Schritte
Bitcoin and other virtual currencies are becoming increasingly important. They are not money but are being used by a growing group of people as a...
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Cost distribution and equity of climate policy in Switzerland
Swiss targets for climate policy require significant reductions of emissions by 2050. While such reductions can be achieved in a cost-efficient...
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Price discrimination in the Italian medical device industry: an empirical analysis
In this paper we ascertain that the Italian market for medical devices is characterized by significant price dispersion. We have, therefore, carried...
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Effect of critical incidents on public transport satisfaction and loyalty: an Ordinal Probit SEM-MIMIC approach
Supplying public transport systems with high levels of service quality is fundamental for retaining users and attracting new ones. Policies that...
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Investment and financing in incomplete markets
I propose a model of production with incomplete financial markets, in which a firm can act as a financial innovator by issuing claims against its...
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The Making of New Chinese Immigrants in Canada
Canada is home to about 1.5 million Chinese (Statistics Canada, 2011 national household survey. Data Tables, Catalogue No. 99-010-X2011028, 2011a),...
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The short- and long-run inconsistency of the expansionary austerity theory: a post-Keynesian/evolutionist critique
This work provides a critical analysis of the expansionary austerity theory (EAT). The focus is on the theoretical weaknesses of the EAT—the extreme...
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False Discoveries und Fehlinterpretationen wissenschaftlicher Ergebnisse
High-quality science communication to the public depends to a large extent on the way research findings are translated into comprehensible language...
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Final Conclusions and Recommendations
This Regional NGO Master Plan for Sustainable Development of the Jordan Valley aims at identifying feasible interventions that will restore the...
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Meeting the Strategic Planning Objectives
A total of 127 interventions have been identified with a total investment value of 4.58 Billion USD until the year 2050. The full set of...
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Price Discovery and Efficiency of Indian Agricultural Commodity Futures Market: An Empirical Investigation
This study examines the price discovery process and relative efficiency of ten most liquid agricultural commodities’ futures contracts, traded on the...
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Tax incentives and environmental protection: evidence from China’s taxpayer-level data
BackgroundSince 2008, China has provided ITC (investment tax credit) and TID (taxable income deduction) for firms who engage in investment or...
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Imperialism Today
Economic theories of imperialism were developed when (i) large corporations began to dominate production and markets, thereby bringing to an end the...
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Epigenetic Economics Dynamics in the Internet Ecosystem
We are witnessing a very rapid development of mobile telephone-related sectors, firms and technologies on the Internet. The changes being perceived...