Lam Yiu-ting. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-126). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1 --- Literature review --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2 --- Summary of our results --- p.9 / Chapter 2 --- Intergroup externalities and market demand --- p.12 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2 --- Results --- p.13 / Chapter 2.3 --- Proofs of Theorems 1 and 2 --- p.23 / Chapter 2.4 --- Conclusions --- p.31 / Chapter 2.5 --- Appendix --- p.32 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Proofs for Paper 1 --- p.32 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- Graphs for Paper 1 --- p.47 / Chapter 3 --- Signalling goods and market demand --- p.51 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.51 / Chapter 3.2 --- Summary of Corneo and Jeanne (1997) --- p.53 / Chapter 3.3 --- Multiple signalling goods --- p.57 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Our Model --- p.57 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Constraints on the unobserved rank utility function --- p.63 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Snobbish versus conformist --- p.68 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Welfare implication --- p.80 / Chapter 3.4 --- Conclusions --- p.87 / Chapter 3.5 --- Appendix --- p.89 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- Proofs of our Lemmas --- p.89 / Chapter 3.5.2 --- "Proof of the derivation of SB, SA, R1 and R2" --- p.90 / Chapter 3.5.3 --- Examples about unobserved rank utility functions --- p.93 / Chapter 3.5.4 --- Proofs of Propositions 7 and 8 --- p.97 / Chapter 3.5.5 --- Illustration of Propositions 7 and 8 by examples --- p.98 / Chapter 3.5.6 --- Proof of Theorem 3 --- p.103 / Chapter 3.5.7 --- Details for own price effects --- p.104 / Chapter 3.5.8 --- Details for cross price effects --- p.114 / Chapter 4 --- Summary of the investigative research --- p.123

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1983. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 169-178).

This dissertation consists of three essays focussing on various theoretical extensions and empirical implementations of a model characterizing the dynamic input demand behavior of the firm. The analysis is based on recent developments on optimal investment decisions over time subject to increasing marginal costs of adjustment. Theoretical extensions to the model include the incorporation of (i) monopoly behavior based on profit maximization with both internal and external costs of adjustment on gross investment (Essay 1) and (ii) non-static output and price expectations (Essay 2). Both theoretical models are empirically implemented using annual U.S. manufacturing data, 1948-77. Results from the various specifications can therefore be analyzed and contrasted. Essay 3 consists of an application of the alternative models to measures of capacity utilization specified in terms of the explicit dynamic optimization model of the firm's behavior. Various derivations and interpretations of these measures for alternative theoretical specifications are developed and compared, both analytically and empirically. The three essays are linked by a common structural model which provides a basis for incorporation of different behavioral assumptions, and for examination and comparison of the various models in terms of demand elasticities, cyclical indicators such as multifactor productivity and Tobin's "q", and capacity utilization. / Arts, Faculty of / Vancouver School of Economics / Graduate

Thesis (MS)--Montana State University--Bozeman, 2008. / Typescript. Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Douglas J. Young. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 57-64).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Lehigh University, 1999. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1994. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 197-202). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004. Directed by Philip Shapira. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 173-182).

Thesis (M.S.) in Resource Economics and Policy--University of Maine, 2001. / Includes vita. Advisory Committee: Hsiang-Tai Cheng, Assoc. Prof. of Resource Economics and Policy, Advisor; George K. Criner, Prof. of Resource Economics and Policy; Alan S. Kezis, Prof. of Resource Economics and Policy and Assoc. Dean of College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture. Bibliography: leaves 72-76.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2003. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains x, 172 p. : ill. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical reference.

This thesis seeks to advance our understanding of how quantitative models can be developed and applied to marketing in complex dynamic environments characterized by demand perishability. Specifically, it involves three essays on the dynamic shelf-space management of movies. The problem is particularly complex for exhibitors - the retailers in the motion picture supply chain - given the short life cycles of movies, their perishable and uncertain demand, and complicated contracts. Our objective is to understand, formalize, and develop optimal normative policies for such decision making situations. Essay 1 considers this problem from a theoretical standpoint by addressing the stochastic aspects of movie replacement, which is analogous to equipment replacement in maintenance theory. We formulate this problem as a Markov decision process model. A scenario analysis reveals that the exhibitor is better off when shelf-space becomes scarcer for the distributors. A smart exhibitor associates a cost with contract parameters and bears it if it makes economic sense. The results underscore the importance of precise information for making smart replacement decisions. The optimal policy under special conditions resembles a control limit policy, which is easy to implement and compute. Essay 2 applies the theoretical concepts developed in Essay 1 to a special case of the movie replacement problem. The output of this essay is SilverScreener, which is a decision support model for movie exhibitors. The model helps the exhibitors both select (which) and schedule (when, how long) the movies. The model is readily implementable and appears to lead to considerable improvement in profitability in different comparative cases. The general nature of optimal policy emerges as: choose fewer "right" movies and run them longer. The robustness of the results is shown through sensitivity analyses. Essay 3 proposes a two-tier application of the SilverScreener model to show its effectiveness as a managerial aid. The master plan helps the manager in bidding and planning for movies before a season. The rolling horizon approach is useful for weekly replacement decisions during the season. Our results show that SilverScreener can improve the manager's profitability and promises to be an effective scheduling and planning tool.