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International audience; Optical Packet Switching (OPS) is among the most promising solutions for next generation metropolitan networks. The increase of packet-based services (video on demand, etc.) is pushing metropolitan networks providers to renew their infrastructures. Today, metropolitan [...]Abstract
en CD; International audience; Regulation by means of price in order to remove excess demand is generally perceived as being unfair. This paper empirically tests different principles of regulation including lotteries, rationing, a moral rule and compensation."br /"We start from the [...]Abstract
Policy makers have proposed various incentive programs to curb consumption-related problems, such as traffic congestion and carbon emissions. While experts consider such programs effective in reducing those problems, consumers are more skeptical. Although this "effectiveness skepticism" [...]