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Distortion of preferences and the Nash theory of bargaining
(Elsevier, 1979)
It is shown that in Nash bargaining over division of a single good, when agents are allowed to distort their von Neumann-Morgenstern utility functions into any (weakly) concave form, reporting linear utility functions ...
An investigation of the maximum experimental safe gap anomaly
(Elsevier, 1979)
The "safe gap" is defined as the maximum gap between two close-fitting, flat, machined metal surfaces that will just prevent an explosion within a vessel from producing a propagating combustion wave in the gases that ...
Grain Demand and Consumer Preferences Dakar, Senegal
(1979-06)
Nearly 30% of Senegal's grain consumption is met by commercial imports, mainly for the urban Dakar population. Official Senegalese policy is to promote food self-sufficiency by increased domestic rice, millet and maize ...
The Potential Impact of International Trade and Investment Sanctions on the South African Economy
(1979-02)
The purpose of this paper is to clarify the theory of international economic sanctions and to provide estimates of the short-run economic impact on South Africa of externally imposed reductions in the imports and capital ...
Performance characteristics of the high power density, flux-conserving Tokamak (FCT) reactor,
(Elsevier, 1979-04)
Most of the fusion Experimental Power Reactor (EPR) and commercial power reactor designs have been limited to low-[beta] (ratio of plasma pressure to magnetic field pressure), low power density Tokamak systems. In an effort ...