This paper gives a first economic approach to pro cycling and analyses the changes induced by the newly introduced UCI Pro Tour on the racing teams? behaviour. We develop an oligopolistic model starting from the well known Bertrand and Cournot frameworks to analyse if the actual setting of the...

This paper gives a first economic approach to pro cycling and analyses the changes induced by the newly introduced UCI Pro Tour on the racing teams’ behaviour. We develop an oligopolistic model starting from the well known Bertrand and Cournot frameworks to analyse if the actual setting of the...

Introduzione. – 1. La dimensione ottimale del Pro Tour: sono troppe 20 squadre? – 2. La scelta della «lega chiusa»– 3. Il Pro Tour come oligopolio: effetti sull’efficienza – 4. Disutilità nell’impegno e differenziazione – 5. Una verifica empirica – 6. Un sistema di...

Introduzione – 1. L’economia dell’informazione – 2. Signaling e ciclismo professionistico – 3. La classifica UCI: impostazione ed effetti – 4. Il passaggio al Pro-Tour – Conclusioni

This paper analyzes the changes induced by the newly introduced UCI Pro Tour on the behavior of racing teams. We develop an oligopolistic model starting from the well-known Cournot framework to analyze why the UCI Pro Tour fails to reach its primary aim, namely to increase overall competition...

Housing public policies take the form of selective programs. Hence, accesso to the program and computation of the rents are regulated by a means test. Selectivity should be set ensuring the respect of vertical and horizontal equity trough the beneficiaries. This research analyses the system of...