...ver, people's preferences, as evidenced by their choices and decisions in carefully controlled experiments, are inconsistent. They tend to lose cont... ...nt of information one can transfer through a single fiber optic swelled 100 times. Computer storage catapulted 80,000 times. Broadband and cable mo... ...ous and instantaneous, research issued by investment banks discredited, privileged access to information by analysts prohibited, derivatives prolif... ...y, family-operated companies. Today, a pending deal would leave three companies in control of nearly two-thirds of the market. In 1990, three big p... ...a first mover. In "Economic assessment of oligopolies under the Community Merger Control Regulation, in European Competition law Review (Vol 4, I... ...e to trading dollars with commercial insurers in the working layers of risk, direct access to the reinsurance markets, coverage tailored to your spe... ...one involved grows - the very concept of risk is under attack. Value-at-Risk (VAR) computer models - used mainly by banks and hedge funds in "dynam... ...each others and are aptly termed "natural hedges". Enron pioneered the use of such computer applications in the late 1990's - to little gain it wou... ...road recognition that differential pricing could play an important role in ensuring access to existing drugs at affordable prices, particularly in t...

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