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Intermediate microeconomics : A modern approach

01 Jan 2006-
TL;DR: The Varian approach as mentioned in this paper gives students tools they can use on exams, in the rest of their classes, and in their careers after graduation, and is still the most modern presentation of the subject.
Abstract: This best-selling text is still the most modern presentation of the subject. The Varian approach gives students tools they can use on exams, in the rest of their classes, and in their careers after graduation.
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José Luis Iparraguirre1
01 Jan 2020
TL;DR: In this article, the implications of population ageing according to the most influential theories of economic growth and development as well as the empirical evidence and the role of population aging on macroeconomic forecasts are discussed.
Abstract: This chapter reviews the implications of population ageing according to the most influential theories of economic growth and development as well as the empirical evidence and the role of population ageing on macroeconomic forecasts. Among other macroeconomic aspects included in the chapter is the relationship between population ageing and innovation or entrepreneurship.

5 citations

Harry Bloch1
01 Jan 2005
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the work of these two authors to detect similarities and differences in the way they deal with the determinants of firm growth and the implications of such growth for the competitive struggle amongst firms.
Abstract: Edith Penrose and Josef Steindl each developed a distinctive analysis of the growth of firms. They undertook to understand the process that was leading to increasing dominance of industry, particularly manufacturing industry, by a small number of large firms. In the present paper, we examine the work of these two authors to detect similarities and differences in the way they deal with the determinants of firm growth and the implications of such growth for the competitive struggle amongst firms. Our particular focus is on the divergent conceptualisations of the notion of capacity between Penrose and Steindl, referring to the quantity and quality of productive services from management with experience within the firm in the case of Penrose and to the quantity and quality of physical assets (particularly machinery) in the case of Steindl. We examine the internal logic of each conceptualisation, as well comparing motivations and implications. Our appraisal is that they both provide coherent, but partial, explanations of the forces driving firm growth. We trace the difference in their explanations to different empirical bases motivating each author’s analytical schema. This leads us to suggest an encompassing explanation that focuses on overcoming any of a variety of bottlenecks, including managerial capability, productive capacity and market development, which can impede a firm’s ability to grow.

5 citations

Proceedings ArticleDOI
01 May 2017
TL;DR: This paper proposes a simple and efficient replication technique to increase file availability in MP2P systems which enhances the search efficiency and maintains a threshold level of availability at all times.
Abstract: The search efficiency improvement especially concerning search for rare files is a fundamental challenge in mobile peer-to-peer (MP2P) systems. In this paper, we propose a simple and efficient replication technique to increase file availability in MP2P systems which enhances the search efficiency. The aim of our proposal is to maintain a threshold level of availability at all times in order to find a file within a small number of overlay hops even for rare file. We base on a global availability estimation to choose suitable file to replicate and suitable replica degree. Simulations show that our proposal significantly improves search efficiency in terms of search success, search delay and overhead.

5 citations


Cites methods from "Intermediate microeconomics : A mod..."

  • ...Where α is used to balance between two preferences according to the Cobb-Douglas utility function [14]....

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01 Jan 2009
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors derived and estimated a demand function for Swedish industrial electricity use, and investigated changes in demand patterns over the time period 1960 - 2006, and showed that these changes were correlated with changes in electricity consumption patterns.
Abstract: The purpose of this thesis is to derive and estimate a demand function for Swedish industrial electricity use, and to investigate changes in demand patterns over the time period 1960 - 2006. Th ...

5 citations


Cites background from "Intermediate microeconomics : A mod..."

  • ...This implies that the mix between electricity and oil is not dependent on the size of K and L (Varian, 1996)....

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06 Oct 2011
TL;DR: Software-Produktlinien wirkt bei Software-Produklinien ein und trägt die vorgenannten Artefakte bei.
Abstract: gement bei Software-Produktlinien ein und trägt die vorgenannten Artefakte bei. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbildungsverzeichnis ix Tabellenverzeichnis xi Abkürzungsverzeichnis xii Symbolverzeichnis xiv 1 Einleitung 1 1.

5 citations