Economics and Olympics: An Efficiency Analysis

langauge needs analysis of undergraduate business management and economics students

the aim of conducting this study was to investigate the foreign language learning needs of undergraduate economics students and business management students in faculties of social sciences of alzahra and azad naragh university. in the study, which was designed on the basis of a qualitative-quantitative basis using interviews and questionnaires, 146 female undergraduate business management as we...

An Economics-Based Second Law Efficiency

Second Law efficiency is a useful parameter for characterizing the energy requirements of a system in relation to the limits of performance prescribed by the Laws of Thermodynamics. However, since energy costs typically represent less than 50% of the overall cost of product for many large-scale plants (and, in particular, for desalination plants), it is useful to have a parameter that can chara...

Economics of Energy Efficiency

externality An economically significant effect of an activity, the consequences of which are borne (at least in part) by parties other than the party who engages in the activity, and which are not accounted for through trade. diffusion The gradual adoption of new process or product innovations by firms and individuals. innovation The initial market introduction or commercialization of new proce...

Financial Economics, Return Predictability and Market Efficiency

Iran Railway Efficiency Analysis, Using DEA: An International Comparison

Efficiency measurement is critical for industries where firms do not face strong competition, as we cannot rely on the market to discipline the firms' efficiency. Railway is a typical example. At the same time the fact that railway produces multiple outputs using the common set of inputs calls for a delicate and sophisticated treatment in measuring the efficiencies. In this article, the DEA ...