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Neue Kernkraftwerke für die Schweiz
(2009)Preprints zur Kulturgeschichte der TechnikWorking Paper -
The Russian regional convergence process
(2009)KOF Working PapersThis paper investigates the income convergence among Russian regions in the period 1998-2006. It makes two major contributions to rather extensive literature on the regional convergence in Russia. First, it identifies spatial regimes using the exploratory spatial data analysis. Second, it examines the impact of spatial effects on the convergence process. Our results show that the overall speed of regional convergence in Russia, being low ...Working Paper -
Sensor-based Condition Monitoring
(2009)BRIDGE DeliverablesThis deliverable provides a contextual model for sensor-based condition monitoring within supply chains. Its purpose is to explain for the Track & Trace Analytics framework developed in D3.2 could be extended to support the ability to monitor condition of products as they move through supply chains.Working Paper -
Acting autonomously of mimicking the state and peers?
(2009)KOF Working PapersNGO aid is still widely believed to be superior to official aid (ODA). However, the incentives of NGOs to excel and target aid to the poor and deserving are increasingly disputed. We contribute to the emerging literature on the allocation of NGO aid by performing panel Tobit estimations for Swiss NGOs. The analysis offers new insights in two major regards: First, we cover the allocation of both self-financed and officially co-financed aid ...Working Paper -
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Condition indicators for the assessment of local and spatial deterioration of concrete structures
(2009)IBK BerichtWorking Paper -
The role of media for inflation forecast disagreement of households and professional forecasters
(2009)KOF Working PapersThis paper investigates the effects of media coverage and macroeconomic conditions on inflation forecast disagreement of German households and professional forecasters. We adopt a Bayesian learning model in which media coverage of inflation affects forecast disagreement by influencing information sets as well as predictor choice. Our empirical results show that disagreement of households depends on the content of news stories (tone) but ...Working Paper -
Forêts Européennes: Héritage du passé et options de l'avenir
(2009)Working papers / Forest Policy and Forest Economics Department of Forest Sciences. International seriesWorking Paper -
APriori
(2009)Auto-ID Labs WhitepaperIn this paper, we propose a ubiquitous product rating system. First we provide an overview of state-of-the-art product recommendation, concluding that current approaches do not support in-store consumers; i.e. consumers on the shop floor. Within shops however is where three out of four buying decisions are made. Hence we propose APriori, a new approach towards mobile product recommendation. APriori makes product ...Working Paper -
The Effects of Asthmatic Children on Fathers' Labor Supply and Wages
(2009)Working PapersThis paper explores how asthmatic children affect the labor supply and hourly wages of fathers with partners in the United States. Fixed-effects estimates suggest that the group most affected is fathers with an asthmatic child less than six years old. They experience a significant increase in weekly work hours and a significant decrease in their wages. I also find evidence that fathers’ heterogeneity leads to biased estimates of the effects ...Working Paper