Nearly three months after the accidental shoot­ ing death of John Frangis, a 19-year old Elkhart m an, a new program dedicated to his m em ory has taken 166 firearm s off the street. In addition, the success of the plan has inspired South Bend civic leaders to begin to plan a local version of the effort. The idea behind the Elkhart gun buyback pro­ gram, officially titled, “Drop Your Guns," is ...

The objective of this study is to assess the performance of fishery buybacks so as to determine the conditions under which positive socio-economic outcomes can occur during the process of fisheries adjustments. We do this by conducting a desk top review and supplementing the literature with targeted interviews with experts who have direct knowledge or experience with the implementation of buyba...

This article considers a decentralized supply chain in which a single manufacturer is selling a perishable product to a single retailer facing uncertain demand. It differs from traditional supply chain contract models in two ways. First, while traditional supply chain models are based on risk neutrality, this article takes the viewpoint of behavioral principal–agency theory and assumes the manu...

introduction: the increasing global consensus built on empirical evidence, expresses that the world, is facing a threat from climate change. as a result, this can affect the agricultural sector through its productivity changes and so influence food security in the world. this can be more intuitive for countries that are dependent on agriculture. agriculture is an important sector in iran that p...

The demand for power keeps rising with rapid economic development and growth of industrialization. The frequent mismatch created between demand and supply can be mitigated by the use of energy buyback programs. This papermodels a buy-back programusing a periodic review joint pricing and inventory model, incorporating compensations and setup cost over finite planning horizons. It is shown that a...

The Federal Court of Appeal recently rendered its judgment in Citibank15 and affirmed the Tax Court of Canada’s earlier decision.16 The issue in Citibank was whether certain shares constituted “term preferred shares,” as defined in subsection 248(1) of the Act. Where a specified financial institution (SFI) acquires term preferred shares in the ordinary course of business, subsection 112(2.1) of...