infonet-economy

In a companion paper [1], we have presented a generic approach for inferring how subjects make optimal decisions under uncertainty. From a Bayesian decision theoretic perspective, uncertain representations correspond to “posterior” beliefs, which result from integrating (sensory) information with subjective “prior” beliefs. Preferences and goals are encoded through a “loss” (or “...

In den letzten Jahren spielt das Thema
«Nachhaltigkeit» für die Positionierung
von Unternehmen gegenüber ihren Stakeholdern
eine immer grössere Rolle. Der
Zusammenhang
mit Einstellungen und
Verhalten von Kunden wurde vielfach wissenschaftlich
untersucht, allerdings fast ausschliesslich
im Kontext von Konsumgüteroder
Energiemärkten...

Verlagstext (http://www.nzz-libro.ch): Begrenzte Reserven und der wachsende Energiehunger aufstrebender Volkswirtschaften schaffen Unsicherheiten über die künftige Energieversorgung. Energie ist nicht mehr nur im Fokus der Wirtschafts- und Klimapolitik, sondern auch der Sicherheits- und Aussenpolitik. Dennoch oder gerade deshalb fehlt es in der...

Many governments as well as terrorist experts see the use of military and police forces as the only
way to effectively counter terrorism. The most effective negative sanctions are considered to be
military strikes, aggressive actions (including kidnapping and killing) against individuals known
or suspected of being terrorists, or against persons supporting and...

The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, it measures the efficiency in the provision of public goods by local jurisdictions applying Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Second, it relates ef- ficiency scores to a fiscal equalization scheme designed to mitigate the negative consequences of Tiebout competition. The data come from the 26 cantons of Switzerland (2000-2004), a country...

Under a great variety of legally relevant circumstances, people have to decide whether or not to cooperate when they face an incentive to defect. The law sometimes provides people with sanctioning mechanisms to enforce pro-social behavior. Experimental evidence on voluntary public goods provision shows that the option to punish others substantially improves cooperation, even if...

As of April 2010, several Swiss motor insurers offer mobile apps that enable customers to submit a loss report. This article discusses the emergence of mobile apps in the insurance industry and the impact of mobile technology on claims management in motor insurance. We also present a demonstrator that goes beyond existing solutions by integrating a mobile app with a commercial claims...