Search results for "pricing"

Italian Consumers’ Preferences for Pasta and Consumption Trends: Tradition or Innovation?

2019

The aim of this study is to know Italian consumers’ preferences for Pasta and consumption habits. Food culture and concerns about food security and product innovation were investigated. A sample of Italian consumers was interviewed. Consumer’ profile, motivations and purchasing behavior were described. Relationships between observed variables and the latent constructs that explain the preferences were highlighted. There is asymmetric information between consumers and producers. Consumers believe Pasta is made with Italian grains, and therefore it is healthy and safe, although that’s not always the case. Intrinsic and extrinsic high quality, which derives from growing and production technolo…

Service Provisioning with Multiple Service Providers in 5G Ultra-dense Small Cell Networks

2015

In this work, a game theoretical approach for addressing the virtual network service providers (NSPs), small cell provider (SCP) and user interaction in heterogenous small cell networks is presented. In particular, we consider the users can select the services of different NSPs based on their prices. The NSPs have no dedicated hardware and need to rent from the SCP in term of radio resources, e.g., small cell base stations (SBSs) in order to provide satisfied services to the users. Due to the fact that the selfish parties involved aim at maximizing their own profits, a hierarchical dynamic game framework is presented to address interactive decision problem. In the lower-level, a Stackelberg…

L’EQUA TASSAZIONE DELLE MULTINAZIONALI IN EUROPA: IMPOSIZIONE SUL DIGITALE O REGOLE COMUNI PER DETERMINARE GLI IMPONIBILI?

2019

Il tema della fair taxation delle società in Europa viene spesso accoppiato a quello della corretta tassazione delle imprese digitali. A queste ultime, più che ad altre, infatti, si imputa di aver fruito di forme impositive di favore e poco trasparenti. È proprio in quest’ottica che la Commissione ha recentemente formulato due proposte di direttiva per una soluzione “temporanea” ed una “a regime” al problema della tassazione del comparto digitale. Bisogna, tuttavia, comprendere se i più rilevanti fenomeni di “base erosion” e “profit shifting” siano ricollegabili esclusivamente alle modalità con le quali le imprese digitali attuano il loro business o se, invece, essi non siano stati determin…

UME Y LA INTEGRACIÓN DE LOS MERCADOS DE CAPITALES EUROPEOS: RELEVANCIA DEL TIPO DE CAMBIO Y LA INFLACIÓN

2007

The aim of this paper is to investigate the effects of the European Monetary Union on the hypothesis of an integrated European Capital Market from January 1993 to December 2004. The extent of the period and the use of Fama and MacBeth [1973]'s methodology for estimating a large number of international asset pricing models that includes an Adler and Dumas [1983] model with and without domestic factor make possible to evaluate this hypothesis as a process towards a full integration. However, our results show that the integration is not a uniform process at all times and for all stocks and recedes in the period 2001-04 with the reappearance of a significant domestic risk premium (diversifiable…

Ketterät sopimustyypit ja hinnoittelumallit julkisissa tietojärjestelmähankinnoissa

2017

Agile contracts and pricing models in public procurements of information systems. Process of public information system procurement has been overlooked in information system science. Especially empirical study of contract types and pricing models that support agile development has been neglected. The aim of this research is to fill this research gap. The research question is how agile contracts and pricing models can be applied in public procurements of information systems. This research investigates what ways and practices for implementing agile contracts and pricing models exist in public sector. The approach of this research is qualitative. The research question will be answered by analyz…

The Latent Factors Behind the Urban Travel Behaviour

2014

Abstract This research aims to explore the impact of latent variables, mirroring the users’ preferences, on the individual decision making process regarding the mode of transport. The paper describes the first results of an ongoing research activity, which derives from a pilot study carried out in Palermo. The authors have administered to a sample of travellers a questionnaire and they simulated the mode choice behaviour referring to the random utility theory. Then the transport demand over the entire area of Palermo has been studied in order to design the cordon pricing scenario with the application of an additional cost on private car dedicated to a selected area of the historic centre of…

"The Influence of Accountancy Data on the Transfer Pricing Policy in Romania"

2020

When adopting the transfer pricing policy, tax affects not only the company, but also the main indicators of performance, cash flow and business strategy. Through the transfer pricing policy, which is actually a commercial policy of the company in relation to related parties, methods for determining prices in the future are established, related party transactions, complying with the principle of market value. This article also presents practical elements on the harmonization and fiscal accounting principles in the field of related party transactions, so as to ensure a better management of tax risk. Also, it seeks clarification of conceptual and practical aspects of transfer pricing, welcome…

Understanding the price drivers of successful apps in the mobile app market

2016

In this paper, we take the perspective of app developers. Specifically, based on a sample of top paid apps from three major app stores, i.e., App Store, Google Play, and Blackberry World, we construct a hedonic price model to examine the role of relevant factors in price formation in the app market. Our results suggest a strong evidence of two-sided market effects. In fact, the lower price charged for apps operating as two-sided markets reflect the strategy of subsidising users, due to the positive cross-side externalities they exert on valuable third parties. Surprisingly, the effects of trialability, in-app purchase and mechanisms to build reputation are not significant in the context of …

Numerical methods for pricing options under jump-diffusion processes

2013

PRICING A CALLABLE CONVERTIBLE BOND: A CASE STUDY

2013

In this note I use a simple method to value a complex hybrid security. I evaluate a convertible callable bond issue, adopting an incremental approach where the different features of the hybrid security are added sequentially. In this setting, I solve backwards the game played at each node between the firm and the investors to understand how the price of the callable convertible bond is determined on the basis of the equilibrium behaviour of the players. I show how the different features affect the price of the security, analyzing the security’s characteristics with an optimal capital structure perspective. I provide a simple intuition of why the callable convertible bond value does not nece…