Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 1987. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 126-133). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007. / Dr. Faiz Al-Khayyal, Committee Co-Chair ; Dr. Paul M. Griffin, Committee Co-Chair ; Dr. Earl Barnes, Committee Member ; Dr. Jye-Chyi Lu, Committee Member ; Dr. John Elton, Committee Member.

The diploma thesis deals with carriage of dangerous goods by road, defines and describes main activities connected with this kind of transportation as they are presented in European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road. The theoretical findings are then applied to the activities of company SCHENKER spol. s r.o. concerning the carriage of dangerous goods by road.

This study evaluates a number of different approaches which have been used to estimate the value of goods and activities which are not traded in conventional private markets. Experimental evidence is obtained from surveys of individuals' expressed preferences for a number of different goods and services, with emphasis placed on values associated with the natural environment. Both contingent and real questions are used, with subjects' responses to hypothetical situations shown to correspond closely to the behavior which is observed when real transactions are employed. A central concern of this thesis is the comparison of measures of economic value based on an individual's willingness to pay to obtain or retain a good and the amount of compensation which is demanded if it is relinquished. In contrast to prevailing economic theory, these two approaches are shown to yield estimates of value which in many cases are systematically and significantly different. Four principal reasons for this disparity are advanced and each is discussed in the light of evidence developed as part of this as well as previous studies. These are the size of the good or payment level under consideration, the availability of substitutes, the perceived legitimacy of the transaction and the influence of responsibility costs, regret or other process considerations. Empirical evidence is also developed on several other concerns which arise when hypothetical questions are used to value non-market goods. These include the selection of a preferred payment measure, the significance of motivational or cognitive biases, and the potential influence of both framing effects and a number of behavioral considerations. In each case the analysis of individuals' responses leads to an improved understanding of key methodological considerations and suggests additional research opportunities. / Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies / Graduate

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Xu Xiaolin. / "August 2006." / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-156). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese.

Thesis (Ph.D)--Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. / Committee Co-Chair: Ergun, Ozlem; Committee Co-Chair: Savelsbergh, Martin; Committee Member: Erera, Alan; Committee Member: Ferguson, Mark; Committee Member: Keskinocak, Pinar. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.