Center For Free EnterpriseNo Descriptionhttps://hdl.handle.net/11416/2792024-03-28T09:07:18Z2024-03-28T09:07:18Z151The formation of terrorist groups: an analysis of Irish republican organizationsDnes, Antony WilliamBrownlow, Grahamhttps://hdl.handle.net/11416/3322017-06-07T18:00:04Z2017-01-16T00:00:00Zdc.title: The formation of terrorist groups: an analysis of Irish republican organizations
dc.contributor.author: Dnes, Antony William; Brownlow, Graham
dc.description.abstract: We examine the history of the organization of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and assess whether Republican terrorism reflected the possession of valuable group-specific human capital within the terrorist cell. The analysis is motivated by economic models of the formation of specialized groups. We also note the public-goods co-ordination problem facing terrorist groups, given their inability to use mainstream enforcement mechanisms. Of particular interest are four well-defined historical examples of factionalism within the IRA. The history of Irish republicanism is consistent with the prediction that increasing the opportunities for cell members outside of life in the organization, particularly through amnesty, destabilizes the organization but leaves a hardcore of remaining terrorists. The gap between terrorist characteristics and those belonging to members of wider society is more gradated than predicted.
2017-01-16T00:00:00ZThe New Student's Guide to Economics at Universities and PolytechnicsDnes, Antony Williamhttps://hdl.handle.net/11416/3092021-09-27T18:51:10Z1989-06-01T00:00:00Zdc.title: The New Student's Guide to Economics at Universities and Polytechnics
dc.contributor.author: Dnes, Antony William
dc.description.abstract: Outlines how economics is taught at universities and polytechnic colleges in Great Britain. Introduction of mathematical economics and statistics during the first year; Intermediate work covered during the second or third year; Role of tutorials in giving students a change to discuss their reading and lecture material; Distinction between a seminar and a tutorial.
1989-06-01T00:00:00ZThe Privatisation of British Rail: a Track RecordDnes, Antony Williamhttps://hdl.handle.net/11416/3082021-09-27T18:47:18Z1997-09-01T00:00:00Zdc.title: The Privatisation of British Rail: a Track Record
dc.contributor.author: Dnes, Antony William
dc.description.abstract: The privatization of railroads in the United Kingdom has involved a subsidy for the new companies providing services, and has been carried out in a complex way. Passengers services have been separated from the maintenance of stations and track. Bidders for passenger service operations have mainly been bidding for subsidies. Franchisees are under pressure to maximise profits when railroad services are profitable. Franchisees may have monopoly power so use monopoly pricing, which leads to a net loss for society. Loss-making services involve a subsidy which may not be set at the best level, but bidding may still allow costs to be cut compared to nationalization.
1997-09-01T00:00:00ZThe Marketing Firm: a Transactions Cost ApproachDnes, Antony Williamhttps://hdl.handle.net/11416/3072021-09-24T23:45:48Z1998-06-01T00:00:00Zdc.title: The Marketing Firm: a Transactions Cost Approach
dc.contributor.author: Dnes, Antony William
dc.description.abstract: Presents a transactions cost approach in analyzing the concept of the marketing firm. Factors that influence the success of marketing; Transaction costs involved in marketing; Practical lessons provided by the study of long-term contractual relations.
1998-06-01T00:00:00ZThe Regulation of the United Kingdom Electricity Industry: An Event Study of Price-Capping MeasuresDnes, Antony WilliamKodwani, Devendra G.Seaton, Jonathan S.Wood, Douglashttps://hdl.handle.net/11416/3062021-09-27T20:38:32Z1998-05-01T00:00:00Zdc.title: The Regulation of the United Kingdom Electricity Industry: An Event Study of Price-Capping Measures
dc.contributor.author: Dnes, Antony William; Kodwani, Devendra G.; Seaton, Jonathan S.; Wood, Douglas
dc.description.abstract: The privatization of United Kingdom utilities after 1979 established a regulatory regime based around price capping rather than return capping. This innovation was intended to provide a predictable framework that encouraged efficiency. An event methodology was used to examine stock market reaction to the main regulatory announcements affecting 12 Regional Electric Companies from flotation to 1995. The results indicate that the regulatory announcements were only a minor contributor to the persistent abnormal returns observed. The low connection between regulatory events, efficiency changes and abnormal returns at company level lead to a conclusion that the initial structural and control frameworks dominated the regulatory framework.
1998-05-01T00:00:00ZCommitment in Licensing Contracts: an Application of Hostage AnalysisDnes, Antony Williamhttps://hdl.handle.net/11416/3052021-09-27T18:58:32Z2001-05-01T00:00:00Zdc.title: Commitment in Licensing Contracts: an Application of Hostage Analysis
dc.contributor.author: Dnes, Antony William
dc.description.abstract: Examines the applications of the economic theory of hostages on license agreements. Applicability of lump-sum payment limits to problems involving the licensing of intellectual capital; Demand and cost conditions in license agreements; Schedules for licensing fees.
2001-05-01T00:00:00ZExternality and Organizational Choice in FranchisingDnes, Antony WilliamGaroupa, Nunohttps://hdl.handle.net/11416/2702021-09-27T20:03:38Z2005-01-01T00:00:00Zdc.title: Externality and Organizational Choice in Franchising
dc.contributor.author: Dnes, Antony William; Garoupa, Nuno
dc.description.abstract: In this paper, we examine some implications of externality for the organization of firms. The need to control externality explains the selection, at the level of the chain, of full integration, dealerships or franchising systems, or systems of dual distribution where company and franchised outlets operate simultaneously, in preference to unrestricted retailing. We show that there could be a trade-off between managerial motivation and effective controlling of externality. This trade-off can explain the selection of particular organizational structures within franchising. In particular, non-separable externality, where the value of the externality depends upon characteristics of both the generating and affected unit, is costly to control contractually and could encourage integration.
2005-01-01T00:00:00ZEnron, Corporate Governance and DeterrenceDnes, Antony Williamhttps://hdl.handle.net/11416/2692021-09-28T00:17:04Z2005-10-01T00:00:00Zdc.title: Enron, Corporate Governance and Deterrence
dc.contributor.author: Dnes, Antony William
dc.description.abstract: The lessons taught by the fiscal scandals involving firms like Enron and WorldCom are examined. These scandals have resulted in the reform of corporate governance in America.
2005-10-01T00:00:00ZCorporate Governance: an International PerspectiveDnes, Antony Williamhttps://hdl.handle.net/11416/2682021-09-24T23:50:55Z2005-10-01T00:00:00Zdc.title: Corporate Governance: an International Perspective
dc.contributor.author: Dnes, Antony William
dc.description.abstract: In this special edition of Managerial and Decision Economics, I have gathered together papers from a number of international experts in corporate governance. The intention is to look at aspects of corporate governance from several vantage points outside of America, following the Enron and similar debacles.
2005-10-01T00:00:00ZAsymmetric Information and the Law of Servitudes Governing LandDnes, Antony Williamhttps://hdl.handle.net/11416/2672021-09-27T20:40:56Z2009-01-01T00:00:00Zdc.title: Asymmetric Information and the Law of Servitudes Governing Land
dc.contributor.author: Dnes, Antony William
dc.description.abstract: The legal doctrine on servitudes has long been viewed as a Byzantine tangle of doctrine emanating from property law, contract law, and courts of equity. This paper explains the structure of the law governing servitudes on land using key ideas from the economics of information, focusing on easements and covenants and the rules governing their formation and application. We develop a model of land markets that incorporates asymmetric information (adverse selection) and specialization in ownership and use this to offer a rationale for the seemingly ad hoc limits on the use of servitudes. We stress the inability of sellers of land credibly to assure buyers that land is not encumbered by servitudes. Our model explains variations in legal doctrine over time and across jurisdictions, particularly comparing servitudes in the United States and in England.
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