We identify a sufficient class of coalitional form games with transferable utility for which prenucleolus coincides with the Shapley value. We then apply our result to simple games and to generalized queueing games. Department of Economics, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom Economic Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India Department of Economics, University of ...

In a recent issue of the European Journal of Public Health Barendregt and Bonneux 1 argue that 'the trouble with health economies', in particular economic evaluations of health care programmes, is that outcomes 'depend to a large extent on arbitrary decisions in study design', while in more theoretical discussions economists would 'display an unseemly rigidness'. Barendregt and Bonneux conclude...

Pollinator populations are under severe pressure worldwide because of man-made intensification in land use, including the use of pesticides and fertilizers. The majority of wild and crop plants are fully or partially dependent on pollinators for their reproduction. Loss of pollinators has already caused measurable declines in the populations of many wild plants in Europe. Many Egyptian crops ar...

This paper analyzes corporate strategies in the emerging global market for liquefied natural gas (LNG). In particular, we provide an empirical analysis of the determinants driving companies towards increasing vertical integration leading to an industry in which a small number of large and powerful players are active. Our hypothesis of high transaction costs along the LNG value chain inducing a ...

Background Generic medicines provide an opportunity to obtain similar treatments at lower costs for patients and payers, while liberating budgets for financing new innovative medicines. The debate on generic medicines has been centered on affordability and cost-savings so far. Positive health impact of generic medicines has, however, been scarcely discussed. The aim of the study is to examine t...