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network is likely to emerge in the long run if and only if knowledge spillovers are large enough. However, when unions settle … wages, the complete network is the unique stable network. In other words, the stronger the union bargaining power is, the … more symmetric stable R&D networks will be. In terms of network efficiency, the partially connected network (when firms …
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We analyze the formation of bilateral R&D collaborations in an oligopoly when each firm benefits from the research done by other firms it is connected to. In contrast to myopic stability, farsighted stability leads to R&D networks consisting of two minimally connected components, with the...
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Inter-firm R&D collaborations through contractual arrangements have become increasingly popular, but in many cases they are broken up without any joint discovery. We provide a rationale for the breakup date in R&D collaboration agreements. More specifically, we consider a research consortium...
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The existing literature on R&D networks has focused on networks among firms who compete in the product market (downstream networks). This article develops the literature by casting the analysis in the context of a vertically related industry, where both downstream firms and their upstream...
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This chapter surveys recent models of coalition and network formation in a unified framework. Comparisons are drawn … among various procedures of network and coalition formation, involving simultaneous and sequential moves. The survey also … covers models of group and network formation by farsighted players and in dynamic contexts. The chapter concludes with a …
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Empirical research suggests that – despite strengthening conventional incentives to put in effort – exerting control might reduce worker performance. The present paper shows that intention-based reciprocity can explain such hidden costs of control if individuals differ in their propensity...
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's vehicle market under ABS and conduct counterfactual simulations to evaluate the welfare impacts of various subsidy designs … subsidy redistribution through product-level subsidies, as suggested by our theoretical model, further enhances welfare gains … by an additional 34% to 62%. Among the ABS designs, China's notched subsidy design based on driving range leads to …
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standard and additionally implements a moderate subsidy to firms, but avoids energy taxes. …
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