News tagged with economic theory
Imposing trade restrictions on parallel imports can motivate a firm to export, study finds
(Phys.org) -- Imposing trade restrictions on parallel imports has the surprising effect of motivating a firm to export, according to a new study using game theory economic analysis.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Identifying poverty levels requires accurate measurements
When food prices spiked in 2008, the number of households that moved into poverty was overestimated by about 60 percent, according to a recent University of Illinois study. In middle-income countries such as Mexico that have ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 15, 2012 |
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The economics of database searching
(PhysOrg.com) -- Searching the internet might seem simple, but applying a little bit of economic theory to information retrieval can shed some light on the best search strategies to adopt, according to researchers.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 11, 2011 |
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Economist studies how higher gas price affect consumer behavior
A dollar is a dollar is a dollar, so goes the economic theory of fungibility. But do people really act that way? In a new working paper, Brown University economist Justine Hastings and Jesse Shapiro of Chicago Booth School ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 12, 2011 |
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Study finds key tax break has adverse effect on homeownership, social welfare
The American dream of owning a home with a white picket fence may stay a dream for many, according to a recent study by a Kansas State University economist.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 30, 2011 |
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Construal level theory: Opening consumer behavior research with a new approach
That the consumer behavior of these people carries systematic rules, and is not completely impulsive, has been made clear in a field called “behavioral economics”, an interdisciplinary area in economics ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 15, 2011 |
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Globalized economy more sensitive to recessions: physicists
By applying the same rules that explain how genomes evolve, Rice University physicists have shown that the world economy is more sensitive to recessionary shocks and recovers more slowly from recessions now than it did 40 ...
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Truth revealed in rare disaster theory
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research that supports a theory that investors need to account for rare disasters when making decisions on the stockmarket has been accepted for publication in the international top journal in finance.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Oct 13, 2010 |
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Consumers will pay more for goods they can touch: research
We've all heard the predictions: e-commerce is going to be the death of traditional commerce; online shopping spells the end of the neighborhood brick-and-mortar store.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Sep 08, 2010 |
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Study: Ministers paid to poach other flocks
(PhysOrg.com) -- Members of the clergy may answer to a higher power, but new research suggests they respond to the invisible hand of the market as well. A study published in the Journal of Labor Economics finds that Method ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jul 08, 2010 |
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Scientists design a more efficient democratic voting system
Spanish researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have developed a relatively simple democratic voting system which improves the efficiency of the usual common plurality voting system, and that protects minorities ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 31, 2010 |
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Researcher considers the role of morality in modern economic theory
The worldwide financial crisis in 2008, which led to what many in the United States now call the "Great Recession," has caused researchers to rethink traditional economic theories of financial markets and ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 27, 2010 |
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Speed at which ship sinks can affect passenger behavior, study finds
Whether it is "Women and children first" or "Every man for himself" in a shipwreck may depend on how long it takes the ship to sink, researchers said Monday.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 02, 2010 |
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Online poker study: The more hands you win, the more money you lose
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new Cornell study of online poker seems counterintuitive: The more hands players win, the less money they're likely to collect - especially when it comes to novice players.
Jan 12, 2010 |
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Financial instruments could be spiked with unfindable risks
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a result that may have implications for financial regulation, researchers from computer science and economics have revealed potentially impenetrable problems with the pricing of financial ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Dec 21, 2009 |
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