The supply chain coordinating role of revenue-sharing has, to date, been examined only in static models. With downstream competition, the central conclusion in these models is negative: revenue-sharing cannot, except in degenerate form, achieve coordination. Incorporating dynamics, by allowing inventory carryover in discrete time, this paper establishes a foundation for revenue-sharing contract...

We study how interactions between financing and investment decisions can shape firm boundaries in innovative markets. In particular, we model innovative projects as growth options and ask whether they are best operated inside large incumbent firms (Integration) or in separate, specialized firms (Non-Integration). Starting from a standard theoretical framework, in which value-maximizing corporat...

The parametric cost estimation approach has proved to be an efficient method for analyzing complex systems such as spacecraft, missiles, ships, buildings, etc where cost varies according to a number of parameters. The cost to provision a telecom network also depends on a number of parameters; but little research effort has been applied to estimate cost using this approach. In estimating the cos...

In this paper we survey a number of different social software websites and analyze their revenue models. The main revenue models that we analyzed included advertising, premium memberships, affiliate programs, donations and merchandize sale. The survey will categorize different social software based upon the revenue model being adopted. The main aim of this paper is to highlight the need for stu...

We explore the optimal shape of income tax and transfer schedule in an environment with distinct roles for public private insurance. In a calibration to United States, we find that system features marginal rates increase income. When pressure on government raise revenue, becomes first flatter then U-shaped, reconciling various findings literature. A power function parametric outperforms affine ...

Copyright © 1999 by Douglas A. Kahn and Lawrence W. Waggoner.The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 furnishes the courts Internal Revenue Service an opportunity to close certain loopholes in federal tax consequences assigning life insurance. About twenty years ago, we published article arguing that insurance affords taxpayers unwarranted opportunities for avoidance. Since then, developments case law r...

In Vietnam today, the business sector is growing stronger and making an important contribution to economy. However, in process of implementing law on social insurance payment, compliance level enterprises with salary as basis for payment still low, affecting legitimate interests employees limiting revenue fund. this article, author has used a combination documentary research methods, methods co...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND The 58th World Health Assembly and 56th WHO Regional Committee for Africa adopted resolutions urging Member States to ensure that health financing systems included a method for prepayment to foster financial risk sharing among the population and avoid catastrophic health-care expenditure. The Regional Committee asked countries to strengthen or develop comprehensive heal...