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Concept testing : a key to successful product development
(Lincoln University. Commerce Division., 1994-07)
Concept testing is a research tool used to assess the market viability of a new product idea prior to incurring the development expense of actually fabricating a product. This paper examines the current literature on concept ...
Subsidies without farming : the reform of the CAP : current and future pressures
(Lincoln University. Commerce Division, 1994-11)
The GATT agreement has been a major factor behind the current reforms of the CAP essentially providing an external constraint on policy developments. This has enabled a radical switch from unlimited support based upon ...
Hedonic analysis of waterfowl hunting lease attributes : an evaluation of owner-provided services
(Lincoln University. Commerce Division, 1994-07)
The role of owner-provided services in fee-based recreation access is evaluated for the case of waterfowl hunting. An hedonic framework is used to analyze and estimate the implicit price of some waterfowl hunting lease ...
The economic rationale of universities : a reconsideration
(Lincoln University. Commerce Division., 1994-07)
This paper is an attempt to make a contribution to current debates about the reform of higher education by using the work of Ronald Coase on 'the nature of the firm' as a framework for considering alternative institutional ...
Health economics: economic history, modelling, and public policy, in the New Zealand health care system
(Lincoln University, 1994)
The focus of this thesis is health economics and the interface between the public and private hospital sectors within the New Zealand health care system. It summarises the distinctive elements which characterise consumer ...
The organic food market : a discussion of potential and problems
(Lincoln University. Commerce Division., 1994-11)
This paper discusses changes in dietary patterns and proposes some reasons for these, including food safety and environmental reasons. Implications of these changes are discussed from both a national and international ...