All Articles Tagged As: markets

Political candidates and other 'phantoms:' Consumer choice in changing markets (8/12/2008)

The Impact of Decoy Dynamics on Consumer Choice ...> Full Article

Limits on futures trading could boost gas prices, expert says (7/29/2008)

Proposals to reign in wallet-draining gasoline prices by curbing speculation in oil markets would likely increase costs at the pump instead of trimming them ...> Full Article

Bluffing could be common in prediction markets, study shows (7/15/2008)

A new mathematical suggests that bluffing in prediction markets is a profitable strategy more often than previously thought. ...> Full Article

Average Shoppers Are Willing To Pay A Premium For Locally Produced Food (6/6/2008)

New research suggests that the average supermarket shopper is willing to pay a premium price for locally produced foods, providing some farmers an attractive option to enter a niche market that could boost their revenues. ...> Full Article

Does a bad January mean a bad year for share markets? (1/30/2008)

The Americans call it the January Barometer - the stock market performance for the first month, sets the pattern for the rest of the year. But Massey University finance researchers say while this may hold true for the United States market, the January Barometer is no predictor of how the year will go on international equity markets. ...> Full Article

Examining the European economy from a historical perspective (1/13/2008)

Is the single European market in people, goods, money and ideas a new development? Or are we merely reassembling something that existed a century ago? Appropriately, the European Science Foundation is supporting the researchers who aim to find out. GlobalEuroNet, the Globalizing Europe Economic History Network, runs from 2006 to 2010. ...> Full Article