infonet-economy

Demand forecast is a critical determinant of order quantity under newsvendor problem (NVP) framework and warrants major revision in the event of changing circumstances or happening of some unforeseen events having potential to alter the demand. Retailers of single period products such as fashion apparels are required to pass their orders far ahead of selling seasons and apply...

Although MNCs are increasingly globalizing their R&D, we have an incomplete and inconsistent understanding of whether, and under what conditions, the knowledge accumulated from foreign R&D centers can improve the productivity of the parent firm. We address this issue by examining the factors that influence the extent to which reverse knowledge transfer (RKT) enhances the...

The package tour market is information intensive in nature. Its complex informational structure is generally inaccessible to tourists, whose purchase behavior might be affected by the extent to which they can access such information. This study shows that package tours can result in low tourist satisfaction and deter tourists’ behavioral intention over time despite the fact that...

With the growing ownership of multiple technology devices, and the contribution of mobile travel bookings to the overall travel market, it is critical to investigate the hotel searching and booking process for different device users. This research investigates four categories of device users via a survey with 383 respondents, in the context of search behaviour and information sources...

This paper examines the role of hotels in Markowitz’s mixed assets portfolios. First, we compare the efficient frontiers of pure-play asset portfolios, namely S&P indices, and hotels (REITs, REOCs and NCREIF). Further, we break the hotel stocks into asset-heavy versus asset-light categories. We find that mixing pure-play hotel assets into the portfolio pushes the frontier...

This volume is a special collection of papers celebrating 40 years of The Geneva papers on risk and insurance. The collection looks back at the storied history of the Geneva Papers on risk and insurance and features papers from some of the esteemed authors who have contributed to the journal in its lifetime. This collection of papers highlights just a few of the many themes addressed...

Le sondage sur le Grand Genève est le résultat d’une collaboration entre des représentants de tous les domaines HES-SO Genève. L’objectif principal du sondage est d’apprécier la qualité de vie et la volonté de vivre ensemble dans le Grand Genève, ainsi que son évolution dans le temps.

This paper analyzes the drivers of carbon taxes acceptability with survey data and a randomized labeling treatment. Based on a sample of more than 300 individuals, it assesses the effect on acceptability of specific policy designs and individuals’ perceptions of carbon taxes advantages and disadvantages. We find that the lack of perception of primary and ancillary benefits is one of...

This paper analyzes the drivers of carbon taxes acceptability with survey data and a randomized labeling treatment. Based on a sample of more than 300 individuals, it assesses the effect on acceptability of specific policy designs and individuals’ perceptions of carbon taxes advantages and disadvantages. We find that the lack of perception of primary and ancillary benefits is one of...