Supermarket key attributes and location decisions: A comparative study between British and Spanish consumers

The Maximum Capture problem (MAXCAP) is a decision model that addresses the issue of location in a competitive environment. This paper presents a new approach to determine which store s attributes (other than distance) should be included in the newMarket Capture Models and how they ought to be reflected using the Multiplicative Competitive Interaction model. The methodology involves the design and development of a survey; and the application of factor analysis and ordinary least squares. Themethodology has been applied to the supermarket sector in two different scenarios: Milton Keynes (Great Britain) and Barcelona (Spain).

Audit report on the Iowa Judicial Retirement System for the year ended June 30, 2007

Audit report on the Iowa Judicial Retirement System for the year ended June 30, 2007

Is confidence in decisions related to feedback? Evidence-and lack of evidence-from random samples of real-world managerial behavior?

Confidence in decision making is an important dimension of managerialbehavior. However, what is the relation between confidence, on the onehand, and the fact of receiving or expecting to receive feedback ondecisions taken, on the other hand? To explore this and related issuesin the context of everyday decision making, use was made of the ESM(Experience Sampling Method) to sample decisions taken by undergraduatesand business executives. For several days, participants received 4 or 5SMS messages daily (on their mobile telephones) at random moments at whichpoint they completed brief questionnaires about their current decisionmaking activities. Issues considered here include differences between thetypes of decisions faced by the two groups, their structure, feedback(received and expected), and confidence in decisions taken as well as inthe validity of feedback. No relation was found between confidence indecisions and whether participants received or expected to receivefeedback on those decisions. In addition, although participants areclearly aware that feedback can provide both confirming and disconfirming evidence, their ability to specify appropriatefeedback is imperfect. Finally, difficulties experienced inusing the ESM are discussed as are possibilities for further researchusing this methodology.

Report on the Iowa Judicial Branch for the year ended June 30, 2007

Report on the Iowa Judicial Branch for the year ended June 30, 2007

Pitfalls in the modeling of forward-looking price setting and investment decisions

The present paper makes progress in explaining the role of capital for inflation and output dynamics. We followWoodford (2003, Ch. 5) in assuming Calvo pricing combined with a convex capital adjustment cost at the firm level. Our main result is that capital accumulation affects inflation dynamics primarily through its impact on the marginal cost. This mechanism is much simpler than the one implied by the analysis in Woodford's text. The reason is that his analysis suffers from a conceptual mistake, as we show. The latter obscures the economic mechanism through which capital affects inflation and output dynamics in the Calvo model, as discussed in Woodford (2004).

Report on the Iowa Judicial Branch – County Clerks of District Courts, a part of the State of Iowa, for the year ended June 30, 2007

Report on the Iowa Judicial Branch – County Clerks of District Courts, a part of the State of Iowa, for the year ended June 30, 2007

Combined report on the eight Judicial District Departments of Correctional Services for the year ended June 30, 2007

Combined report on the eight Judicial District Departments of Correctional Services for the year ended June 30, 2007

Audit report on the Iowa Judicial Retirement System for the year ended June 30, 2008

Audit report on the Iowa Judicial Retirement System for the year ended June 30, 2008

Market institutions and judicial rulemaking

Assuming that the degree of discretion granted to judges was the main distinguishing feature between common and civil law until the 19th century, we argue that constraining judicial discretion was instrumental in protecting freedom of contract and developing the market order in civil law. We test this hypothesis by analyzing the history of Western law. In England, a unique institutional balance between the Crown and the Parliament guaranteed private property and prompted the gradual evolution towards a legal framework that facilitated market relationships, a process that was supported by the English judiciary. On the Continent, however, legal constraints on the market were suppressed in a top-down fashion by the founders of the liberal state, often against the will of the incumbent judiciary. Constraining judicial discretion there was essential for enforcing freedom of contract and establishing the legal order of the market economy. In line with this evidence, our selection hypothesis casts doubts on the normative interpretation of empirical results that proclaim the superiority of one legal system over another, disregarding the local conditions and institutional interdependencies on which each legal system was grounded.

The quasi-judicial role of large retailers: An efficiency hypothesis of their relation with suppliers

The paper explores an efficiency hypothesis regarding the contractual process between large retailers, such as Wal-Mart and Carrefour, and their suppliers. The empirical evidence presented supports the idea that large retailers play a quasi-judicial role, acting as "courts of first instance" in their relationships with suppliers. In this role, large retailers adjust the terms of trade to on-going changes and sanction performance failures, sometimes delaying payments. A potential abuse of their position is limited by the need for re-contracting and preserving their reputations. Suppliers renew their confidence in their retailers on a yearly basis, through writing new contracts. This renovation contradicts the alternative hypothesis that suppliers are expropriated by large retailers as a consequence of specific investments.

Consideracions a tenir en compte en les peticions d’accés a la documentació judicial per part de persones privades

El règim d’accés de persones privades a la documentació, informació o dades, generada pels poders públics, en general, i per l’Administració de justícia, en particular, està actualment dispers en principis i criteris legals continguts dins d’un ampli ventall normatiu, que s’ha d’interpretar i aplicar d’acord amb el principi d’unitat de l’ordenament jurídic. En aquest document s’elabora una aproximació al règim d’accés general a la documentació judicial per part de persones privades a partir d’una recopilació i organització de la normativa vigent i dels principis i criteris generals que conté i que configuren aquest règim d’accés, amb l’objectiu d’ajudar els responsables de la documentació i dels arxius judicials en la seva aplicació. A més, s’analitzen les característiques de la documentació judicial respecte als nivells de reserva i es proposen 15 consideracions que caldria formalitzar en el procés de canalització de les consultes, tot atenent les característiques de la documentació sol·licitada i la condició o interès acreditat per part de la persona sol·licitant. Aquestes 15 consideracions estan precedides d’unes consideracions prèvies en relació amb els principis o drets, reconeguts en el marc constitucional, que cal valorar en les sol·licituds d’accés a la documentació judicial per part de persones privades.

Report on the Iowa Judicial Branch for the year ended June 30, 2008

Report on the Iowa Judicial Branch for the year ended June 30, 2008

Actuación del servicio de inspección del Consejo General del Poder Judicial

En la actualidad existe una Comisión Delegada para el Servicio de Inspección, integrada por cuatro Vocales del Consejo General del Poder Judicial, y la Inspección está compuesta por una Jefatura del Servicio, con de un Jefe, un Adjunto y un Secretario, que configuran la Unidad Central y trece Unidades Inspectoras, formadas por dos, tres o cuatro Letrados, cada una de las cuales tiene asignados, o bien todos los órganos de un determinado orden jurisdiccional: penal, violencia sobre la mujer, menores, vigilancia penitenciaria, incapacidades, contencioso-administrativo, social y mercantil, o bien todos los órganos de 1ª Instancia, Instrucción y Mixtos de cada una de las Comunidades Autónomas, una de ellas se ocupa de todas las Audiencias Provinciales del territorio español y la Unidad Central tiene asignado el Tribunal Supremo, los Tribunales Superiores de Justicia, la Audiencia Nacional y los Tribunales y Juzgados Togados. Hay además un coordinador territorial por cada Comunidad Autónoma, que es quien coordina la información procedente de todos los órganos de su territorio, independientemente del Orden Jurisdiccional de que se trate, así como un coordinador por cada jurisdicción, trabajando todos en equipo. Forma también parte del Servicio, la Sección de Informes, que tramita, en coordinación con la Unidad de Atención Ciudadana, las quejas y denuncias presentadas por los ciudadanos, cuando éstas puedan dar lugar a responsabilidad disciplinaria de un Juez o Magistrado.

Concurs de la Ciutat Judicial

Concurs de la Ciutat Judicial

Combined report on the eight Judicial District Departments of Correctional Services for the year ended June 30, 2008

Combined report on the eight Judicial District Departments of Correctional Services for the year ended June 30, 2008