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Payment Evasion
Buehler, Stefan; Halbheer, Daniel; Lechner, Michael - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
This paper models payment evasion as a source of profit by letting the firm choose the purchase price and the fine imposed on detected payment evaders. For a given price and fine, the consumers purchase, evade payment, or choose the outside option. We show that payment evasion leads to a form of...
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Markets: The Fulton Fish Market
Graddy, Kathryn - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006
Centralized markets with large numbers of buyers and sellers are generally thought of as being competitive and well-functioning. However, an important role of centralized markets is matching heterogeneous products, such as fish, to buyers of these products. The high level of differentiation in...
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Bargaining under the Illusion of Transparency
Madarász, Kristóf - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
limit, extracts the full surplus from trade. Dynamic bargaining without price-commitment is revenue-optimal. Existing …
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To Charge or Not to Charge: Evidence from a Health Products Experiment in Uganda
Fischer, Greg; Karlan, Dean S.; McConnell, Margaret; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
Pricing policy for any experience good faces a key tradeoff. On one hand, a price reduction increases immediate demand …
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Strategic Pricing and Entry under Universal Service and Cross-Market Price Constraints
Anton, James J; Weide, James H Vander; Vettas, Nikolaos - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998
In this paper, we examine how cross-market price restrictions impact strategic entry and pricing decisions. A …
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The Geography of Development: Evaluating Migration Restrictions and Coastal Flooding
Desmet, Klaus; Nagy, David Krisztián; Rossi-Hansberg, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
We study the relationship between geography and growth. To do so, we first develop a dynamic spatial growth theory with realistic geography. We characterize the model and its balanced growth path and propose a methodology to analyze equilibria with different levels of migration frictions. We...
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Production Networks, Geography and Firm Performance
Bernard, Andrew B.; Moxnes, Andreas; Saito, Yukiko U. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
This paper examines the importance of buyer-supplier relationships, geography and the structure of the production network in firm performance. We develop a simple model where firms can outsource tasks and search for suppliers in different locations. Low search and outsourcing costs lead firms to...
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Product-Based Cultural Change: Is the Village Global?
Maystre, Nicolas; Olivier, Jacques; Thoenig, Mathias; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
) bilateral trade openness reduces bilateral cultural distance; (ii) the more differentiated the products, the more trade reduces … cultural distance; (iii) trade openness has a lock-in effect on culture. Third, we test the model using an instrumental … bilateral trade openness translates into a 43% standard deviation decrease in bilateral cultural distance. …
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Enhancing the Efficiency of Water Supply – Product Market Competition versus Trade
Foellmi, Reto; Meister, Urs - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
inefficiency and stresses a need for institutional adjustments. We show that cooperation by water trade and the introduction of …
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Trade and regional inequality
Rodriguez-Pose, Andres - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
the period 1975-2005. In particular, it tests a) whether increases in trade lead to rising inequalities, b) whether these … inequalities recede in time, and c) whether increases in global trade affect the developed and developing worlds differently. Using … static and dynamic panel data analysis, it is found that while increases in trade per se do not lead to greater territorial …
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