A model of reconstruction spending by an occupying force is developed, in which the local population may have different preferences over the allocation of spending than the occupier. When the spendingallocation is misaligned with local preferences an insurgency among some members of the community may result. Depending on the effectiveness of the insurgency, local opposition may constrain the ab...

In segmented markets for heterogeneous goods, prices reflect a mixture of demand characteristics, bargaining power and market segmentation. This article integrates into the search model to investigate housing across investors owner-occupiers when investment segment is also subject rental property discount. It provides framework empirically identifying separate price effects type power. We explo...

Birds arrive sequentially at their breeding ground where the nest sites vary in value (measured by reproductive success). Each bird may choose a vacant site or challenge an occupier for its site. In the latter case, the occupier is presumed to be the more-likely winner; the loser incurs a cost and must go to a vacant site. In a previous paper (Broom et al., 1997, J. theor. Biol.189, 257-272), w...

Purpose: This paper aims to establish if office occupiers, who adopt different work patterns, can be segmented based on differences of perceived productivity with regards to the physical environment and the behavioural environment. Design/methodology/approach – Components of office productivity were used in an office productivity model with categorical data enabling a unique opportunity to unde...

Modernization of the restaurants using electronics and communication is needed by imparting the smart technology. The technology is to be adopted for restaurants to keep the premises clean and green. Human interpretation is to be reduced to impart the technology. Smart waste collecting system enabled to develop a methodology to collect the waste material into the dustbin provided at the guided ...

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At the end of 2012, almost one-fifth of owner-occupier mortgages were in arrears. A further five per cent not in arrears were classified as “restructured” loans. This Economic Letter looks at the impact of financial distress on household expenditure patterns by comparing the behaviour of households in mortgage distress with similar households in the general population. It finds that, controllin...