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Eliciting values for environmental attributes of a private good using a real choice experiment
Markets for environmentally friendly products have been expanding during the last decade. These products provide both private benefits to the consumer and environmental â public â benefits. The demand for environmentally friendly products has consequently received a growing interest. Our study aims at studying consumers' choices for a non-food product, i.e. roses, with different environmental attributes. We combine a choice experiment with a laboratory experiment to provide real economic incentives.Choice experiment, environmental attributes, real economic incentives, Environmental Economics and Policy,
Realization of a Laser Cooled Microwave Power Standard (conference digest)
We demonstrate the feasibility of a novel microwave power standard based on
the electromagnetic interaction with cold atoms. Under the effect of the
radiation, the internal state populations will undergo a Rabi oscillation. The
measurement of its frequency will allow the determination of the
electromagnetic field strength.Comment: 2 pages, 1 figur
Willingness to pay for environmental attributes of non-food agricultural products: a real choice experiment
This paper investigates consumersâ willingness to pay (WTP) a price premium for two environmental attributes of a non-food agricultural product. We study individual preferences for roses associated with an eco-label and a carbon footprint using an economic experiment combining discrete choice questions and real economic incentives involving real purchases of roses against cash. The data are analyzed with a mixed logit model and reveal significant premiums for both environmental attributes of the product.WILLINGNESS TO PAY;ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES;NON-FOOD PRODUCT;REAL CHOICE EXPERIMENT;MIXED LOGIT
Accuracy of an Atomic Microwave Power Standard
We have built an atomic microwave power standard based on the electromagnetic
interaction with laser-cooled atoms. The atoms traversed a waveguide
transmission line, and under the effect of the radiation, the internal state
populations underwent a Rabi flopping oscillation. Measurement of the
oscillation frequency allowed the determination of the incident microwave
power. As many of 60 oscillations were observed over a dynamic range of 20 dB
and the standard deviation of the measurements was about 0.02%. The measured
frequency was compared to a calculated one and an agreement of 1.3% with an
uncertainty of 5% (rectangular) was found.Comment: 5 figure
FROM A DISTANCE: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF TELECOMMUTERS WORKING REMOTELY IN VIRTUAL TEAMS
In this paper, the social and emotional experience of telecommuters working remotely in interdependent virtual teams is explored through a phenomenological inquiry into participants\u27 lived experiences
La sexualité des adolescents: quelle évolution ces 40 derniÚres années?
Le contexte : Pour comprendre la maniÚre dont a évolué la sexualité des adolescents ces derniÚres décennies, il importe de tenir compte de plusieurs changements sociaux qui ont considérablement modifié le contexte dans lequel les jeunes se développent du point de vue affectif et sexuel.
La famille telle quâAriĂšs en a dĂ©crit lâavĂšnement au cours du XVIIIĂšme et XIXĂšme siĂšcle cĂšde de plus en plus le pas Ă une famille nuclĂ©arisĂ©e voire recomposĂ©e(1). Le cadre relativement strict qui prĂ©valait jusque dans les annĂ©es 60-70 a Ă©tĂ© remplacĂ© par des modĂšles Ă©ducatifs plus souples et parfois laxistes. Lâun des Ă©vĂ©nements majeurs de ces 50 derniĂšres annĂ©es est sans conteste la «rĂ©volution» de mai 68, qui a probablement largement contribuĂ© Ă la libĂ©ralisation des comportements sexuels, tant chez les jeunes que chez les adultes. LâĂ©clatement des valeurs vĂ©hiculĂ©es auprĂšs des jeunes, leur diversitĂ© placent ces derniers devant des choix quâils nâavaient pas Ă faire autrefois. Dans un contexte social favorisant lâhĂ©donisme et le plaisir, les jeunes doivent dĂ©velopper leurs propres croyances, attitudes et standards face Ă leur sexualitĂ©
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