Economic Models in Merger Analysis: A Case Study of the Merger Guidelines

This paper uses the series Vicious (2013–2016), which aired on the British network ITV and the American noncommercial network PBS, as a case study in transatlantic reception for LGBTQ content. I draw on critical reception for the series, the star personae of lead actors Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellen, and studies of American perceptions of British masculinities. The varied reception for the series, understood through the networks’ economic models and cultural constructions of masculinities, reveals how notions of “quality” and “social progress” change as canned television travels to different national contexts.

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Semantic Economic Models for Bioenergy Projects

International Journal of Semantic Computing ◽

10.1142/s1793351x15400097 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 09 (03) ◽

pp. 333-352 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Krishna Sapkota ◽

Pathmeswaran Raju ◽

Will Byrne ◽

Craig Chapman

Keyword(s):

Decision Support ◽

Economic Model ◽

Economic Models ◽

Hydrocarbon Fuel ◽

Decision Support Tools ◽

Semantic Web Technologies ◽

Sustainable Solutions ◽

Web Technologies ◽

Support Tools

One of the sustainable solutions to the depleting fossils fuels is bioenergy, which is a renewable energy generated from biomass, and biofuel is a hydrocarbon fuel that is produced from biomass. Recently, bioenergy and biofuel projects are encouraged and supported by many governments and organizations in various ways such as providing incentives, technical supports, information, and decision support tools. The economic model is one of the decision support tools, which helps to estimate the costs and earnings involved in a project. It is constructed with various elements such as concepts, relations, logics, constants, and equations. In current economic models, all the elements are hard-coded into some programming code, which makes the model less reusable and extendable. To address the issue, we present an ontology-based economic model in this paper. In particular, we have leveraged the Semantic Web technologies to represent the knowledge about the bioenergy and biofuel economics and inferred the equations and other values required for economic calculations. The case study has been carried out in two of the INTERREG Projects and found promising results.

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Building and using economic models: a case study analysis of the IS-LL model

Journal of Economic Methodology ◽

10.1080/13901780210137100 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 191-212 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Thomas J. Dohmen

Keyword(s):

Economic Models ◽

Study Analysis ◽

Case Study Analysis

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A Rational Economic Analysis of Public-School Closings in Saskatoon

Environment and Planning A Economy and Space ◽

10.1068/a250339 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 339-355 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

A G Phipps ◽

P M Anglin

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Elementary Schools ◽

Public School ◽

Economic Analysis ◽

School Board ◽

Economic Models ◽

School Closings ◽

The Postponement

The Saskatoon public board closed eleven elementary schools and one high school during the period 1978–88. The finding from two economic models is that the school board did not act as a discriminating rational economic decisionmaker in closing two elementary schools located in a case-study neighbourhood. The postponement of the closures resulted in an annual subsidy to the remaining students and their families for an amount eventually equivalent to 40% of the actual savings. The school board thus incorporated noneconomic factors into its decisions in anticipation of the community reactions to a closure.

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