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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"economic rents"”.
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Modelling football match results and testing the efficiency of the betting market
… charged to compensate risk exposure and include economic rents charged. As a result, the researcher was not able to capitalise on these betting inaccuracies because of this over-round mechanism. The researcher’s ordered probit model suggests that there is available information not reflected in …
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The value of watchable wildlife: measuring the impacts of bear viewing in British Columbia
I examined the economic impact of commercial grizzly bear viewing in British Columbia and the potential impact it could have on the new land-use planning process. Surveys of operators described economic rents attributed to bear viewing and identified barriers to success and positive elements within …
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An economic evaluation of the European communities' import quota on Thai cassava
… on the cassava industry in Thailand, and how the economic rents arising from the VERA are allocated amongst cassava traders and farmers. The cross effects on grain and livestock production in the EC and world markets are analyzed using a partial equilibrium model to asses the impact of the VERA on …
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NetOne Cellular Private Limited's underperformance : causes and the way forward
… political settlements, mismanagement of economic rents, as well as the scourge of poor corporate, undercapitalisation, unfavourable sectoral and regulatory dynamics negatively impact on NetOne's performance. Derived from the foregoing the above are the cascading effects of inadequate …
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Foreign direct investment & indigenization in zimbabwe's platinum sector: is the indigenization and economic empowerment act a deterrent to foreign investors?
Indigenization and the economic empowerment of historically disadvantaged communities is a delicate subject in many mining jurisdictions. This dissertation seeks to assess the effectiveness of Zimbabwe's indigenization laws in balancing the interests of foreign investors, host communities, the …
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A Thematic Analysis of Anticompetitive Behaviour in the Credit Rating Process of Structured Finance
… Firstly, the market barriers comprise arbitrage, economic rents, investor preference and the issuer-pay model. Secondly, the regulatory barriers are discretionary regulation, new regulations and the designation of nationally recognised statistical rating organisation status. Lastly, the …
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Divestiture governance modes and innovation outcomes
… in the autonomy of divested units from their parents’ governance impact these units’ innovation outcomes. In particular, this dissertation makes a comparative assessment of two divestiture governance modes, corporate spin-offs and equity carve-outs, that provide a suitable context for the …
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A New Approach To State Corporate Taxation
… through migration are taxed. I note that from an economic rents perspective the incidence of state franchise taxes depends on the nature of rents collected, to extent that ideas and not goods are produced by franchise taxpayers; the franchise tax is a tax on labor. Also, historically, corporate …
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Voting for Corruption: How Poverty and Inequality Undermine Democratic Accountability in Latin America
… contrast, corruption imposes economic costs upon wealthy citizens by increasing the costs and erecting barriers to market entry. These costs cannot be compensated by a political patron, so wealthy citizens are likely to hold elected officials democratically accountable for …
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Natural Resources Development in the Republic of Sakha: Russia's Diamond Producing Region
… economy that is undergoing rapid social and economic change. The principal objective of the thesis is to advance a comprehensive view of past and present development of the Republic of Sakha, using available economic and historical information. The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is one of …