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In: La società degli individui: quadrimestrale di teoria sociale e storia delle idee, Issue 34, p. 11-25
ISSN: 1590-7031
- "La piů grande figura religiosa del cristianesimo moderno" č quella di Sebastian Franck (1499-1543), che, perseguitato dai teologi di tutte le Chiese, visse povero ed errabondo, «mantenendo la visione piů viva e luminosa delle grandi veritÀ del cristianesimo ed immedesimandole con la sua personalitÀ e la sua vita». La sua opera maggiore, i Paradoxa, scritta nella scia della mistica medievale germanica, mostra che il cristianesimo consiste essenzialmente di una vita nello spirito, basata su conversione e distacco, indipendentemente da teologie e credenze, da libri sacri, culti, cerimonie e Chiese.
In: International review of law and economics, Volume 17, Issue 1, p. 89-113
ISSN: 0144-8188
In: Review of social economy: the journal for the Association for Social Economics, Volume 80, Issue 2, p. 250-267
ISSN: 1470-1162
In: Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Volume 90, Issue 1, p. 53-76
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In: Annals of public and cooperative economics, Volume 90, Issue 1, p. 53-76
ISSN: 1467-8292
ABSTRACTThe resilience of cooperatives and their positive contribution to employment in times of crisis is well established. However, their overall economic performance relative to conventional firms is still controversial, casting doubt on the ability of this alternative organizational form to govern the fundamental drivers of productivity. To shed new light on the issue, we study the comparative technical efficiency of agricultural cooperatives (ACs) and conventional firms (CFs), drawing on a unique data set comprising all wine‐producing companies in Sardinia (Italy) from 2004 to 2009. Due to the similarity of the habitats in which the firms operate and the careful measurement of several key inputs, the observed units are 'twins' in all non‐organizational respects, providing an ideal setting for comparison. Having generated efficiency scores through Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), we regressed the scores on external covariates and ownership type using a pooled truncated maximum likelihood formulation. Our findings, which survive correction for spatial correlations, indicate that cooperatives are less technically efficient than their capitalist counterparts and struggle more to adapt to extreme weather fluctuations. Both results are particularly worrying in light of the main challenges facing the wine industry in the near future: liberalization of EU planting rights and climate change.
In: International review of law and economics, Volume 41, p. 63-67
ISSN: 0144-8188
In: The B.E. journal of economic analysis & policy, Volume 14, Issue 3, p. 849-871
ISSN: 1935-1682
AbstractWhat factors drive the length of a kidnapping experience? A theoretical model is developed to conduct comparative statics. A unique data set covering all kidnappings for ransom in Sardinia between 1960 and 2010 is analyzed. Factors related to the ability to pay and cost of abduction matter. Policies aimed at deterring kidnapping have mixed effects on its duration.
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In: Kyklos: international review for social sciences
ISSN: 1467-6435
AbstractWe explore the use of experts in arbitration proceedings by analysing public procurement contract disputes in Italy. Balancing cost with accuracy, participants to a contract select arbitration when speedy dispute resolution is valued highly. Alternative dispute resolution mechanisms tend to give appointed arbitrators discretion in how to proceed. Consequently, principal‐agent problems can arise. Using an inverse‐probability‐weighted approach, we show that the use of an expert causes a slowing down of the case resolution, without having an effect on the outcome of the dispute nor resolving uncertainty as measured by unanimous decisions by the panel of arbitrators. Conflict resolution mechanism designers should consider the alignment of incentives between the disputants and the service providers.
In: Environmental science & policy, Volume 107, p. 99-113
ISSN: 1462-9011