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Regulation, Privatization, and Airport Charges: Panel Data Evidence from European Airports
Bilotkach, Volodymyr; Clougherty, Joseph A.; Mueller, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
element in transport infrastructure by offering the first analysis of the impact of different regulatory policies and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009351519
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How Urbanization Affect Employment and Social Interactions
Sato, Yasuhiro; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
-state equilibrium with full social interactions. We show that these equilibria are usually not socially efficient when the urban …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084303
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The 'Out of Africa' Hypothesis, Human Genetic Diversity, and Comparative Economic Development
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
This research argues that deep-rooted factors, determined tens of thousands of years ago, had a significant effect on the course of economic development from the dawn of human civilization to the contemporary era. It advances and empirically establishes the hypothesis that, in the course of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009209826
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Human Genetic Diversity and Comparative Economic Development
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
This research contributes to the understanding of human genetic diversity within a society as a significant determinant of its economic development. The hypothesis advanced and empirically examined in this paper suggests that there are socioeconomic trade-offs associated with genetic diversity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123897
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No Price Like Home: Global House Prices, 1870-2012
Knoll, Katharina; Schularick, Moritz; Steger, Thomas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
World War II dramatic reductions in transport costs expanded the supply of land and suppressed land prices. Since the mid-20 …How have house prices evolved in the long-run? This paper presents annual house price indices for 14 advanced economies … since 1870. Based on extensive data collection, we are able to show for the first time that house prices in most industrial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083382
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Transportation Costs and the Spatial Organization of Economic Activity
Redding, Stephen J.; Turner, Matthew A - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
This paper surveys the theoretical and empirical literature on the relationship between the spatial distribution of economic activity and transportation costs. We develop a multi-region model of economic geography that we use to understand the general equilibrium implications of transportation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084246
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Auctions vs Negotiations in Public Procurement: Which Works Better?
Lalive, Rafael; Schmutzler, Armin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
Public agencies rely on two key modes to procure goods and services: auctions and direct negotiations. The relative advantages of these two modes are still imperfectly understood. This paper therefore studies public procurement of regional passenger railway services in Germany, where regional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009275960
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Optimal Transportation Policy with Strategic Locational Choice
Thisse, Jacques-François; Wildasin, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
This paper presents a model of strategic locational choice by duopolistic firms in an urban area where consumer …, in contrast to standard location theory, are not at the quartiles of the urban area. Corrective transportation taxes or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005662289
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Does Responsive Pricing Increase Efficiency? Evidence from Pricing Experiments in an Internet Café
Courty, Pascal; Pagliero, Mario - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
changes in prices. This link is established by giving selective discounts that vary in real time as a function of the level of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666731
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Estimating Urban Road Congestion Charges
Newbery, David M G; Santos, Georgina - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
-flow relationships. These may provide a poor description of urban congestion, which mainly arises from delays at intersections. Using the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791909