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The Cost-Effectiveness of Health Care Regionalization

Steven A. Finkler
1978

Abstract not available.

The Economics of Payoffs in Foreign and Other Commerce

George Feiger
1978

Abstract not available.

The Effect of Personal Taxes and Dividends on Capital Asset Prices: Theory and Empirical Evidence

Robert H. Litzenberger, Krishna Ramaswamy
1978

Abstract not available.

The Pricing of Commodity Futures Contracts, Nominal Bonds and Other Risky Assets under Commodity Price Uncertainty

Frederick L.A. Grauer, Robert H. Litzenberger
1978

Abstract not available.

The Term Structure of Interest Rates and Restrictions on the Supply of Treasury Securities

James C. Van Horne (1935–2025)
1978

Abstract not available.

A Theory of Lateral Integration: Corporate Diversification in Energy

David J. Teece
1978

Abstract not available.

A Theory of the Term Structure of Interest Rates

John C. Cox, Jonathan E. Ingersoll, Stephen A. Ross
1978

Abstract not available.

Using Probabilistic Information in Solving Resource Allocation Problems for a Decentralized Firm

James R. Freeland, Gerhard Schiefer
1978

This paper formulates a general linear programming problem for a multidivision firm where headquarters possesses probabilistic information regarding each division’s opportunities. It is assumed that headquarters is willing to risk implementing a…

Verbal Reports About Subjective Evaluation Strategies

Barton Weitz, Peter Wright
1978

Abstract not available.

Aggregation Models for Financial Judgments

William F. Wright
1977

Abstract not available.

An Adjustment to the Norman-White Approach to Approximating Dynamic Programs

Evan L. Porteus
1977

This note considers an adjustment to the Norman-White approach of approximating stochastic dynamic programs by using expectations: The expectations are used only in approximating the transition mechanism. The original expected returns are left…

An Improved Method for Comparing Rank Order Preferences of Two Groups of Consumers

V. “Seenu” Srinivasan, Adrian Ryans
1977

Ryans recently proposed a number of measures that could be used to determine the degree of agreement between sets of preference rankings from two separate groups of consumers. The most satisfactory of these measures required burdensome…

An Inter-Industry Approach to Econometric Cost of Capital Estimation

David W. Glenn, Robert H. Litzenberger
1977

Abstract not available.

Analysis and Comparison of the Lens and Bayesian Information Processing Paradigms

William F. Wright
1977

Two basic paradigms have been used by accounting researchers to model and evaluate financial judgments; the Brunswick Lens and Bayesian paradigms. In this paper we analyze and compare the Lens Bayesian paradigms in terms of the typical questions…

Applications of the Operator Theory of Parametric Programming for the Transportation and Generalized Transportation Problems

V. Balachandran, V. “Seenu” Srinivasan, G. L. Thompson
1977

Many operations research problems can be modelled as the transportation problem (TP) or generalized transportation problem (GTP) of linear programming together with parametric programming of the rim conditions (warehouse availabilities and market…