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This paper shows that monitoring too much a partner in the initial phase of a relationship may not be optimal if the goal is to determine his loyalty to the match and if the cost of ending the relationship increases over time. The intuition is simple: by monitoring too much we learn less on how...
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This paper shows that monitoring too much a partner in the initial phase of a relationship may not be optimal if the goal is to determine his loyalty to the match and if the cost of ending the relationship increases over time. The intuition is simple: by monitoring too much we learn less on how...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005063690
fact, we propose a business cycle model with employment adjustment costs, variable hours and labor effort. We show that, in … our model with variable effort, greater labor market frictions are associated with procyclical labor productivity as well … as stable employment. In contrast, the constant-effort model fails to replicate the observed cross-country pattern in the …
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fact, we propose a business cycle model with employment adjustment costs, variable hours and labor effort. We show that, in … our model with variable effort, greater labor market frictions are associated with procyclical labor productivity as well … as stable employment. In contrast, the constant-effort model fails to replicate the observed cross-country pattern in the …
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The EDSA bus market is fiercely competitive. In theory, allowing competition among many bus operators is expected to result in cost-effective and reliable transport services, and efficient use of roads. However, in reality, the outcomes are far different: daylong traffic jam and poor bus service...
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Since 1989 and the regionalization of public transports in Belgium, the Société des transports intercommunaux de Bruxelles (STIB), i.e. the public operator of urban transport in Brussels, has undergone many changes, both structural and organizational. Meanwhile, the company has managed to...
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In an industry where regulated firms interact with unregulated suppliers, we investigate the welfare effects of a merger between regulated firms when cost synergies are uncertain before the merger and their realization becomes private information of the merged firm. The optimal merger policy...
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We investigate regulation as the outcome of a bargaining process between a regulator and a regulated firm. The …
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