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Simultaneous Search and Network Efficiency
Gautier, Pieter A.; Holzner, Christian - CESifo - 2011
When workers send applications to vacancies they create a network. Frictions arise if workers do not know where other workers apply to (this affects network creation) and firms do not know which candidates other firms consider (this affects network clearing). We show that those frictions and the...
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Risk-Sharing and Contagion in Networks
Cabrales, Antonio; Gottardi, Piero; Vega-Redondo, Fernando - CESifo - 2014
We investigate the trade-off between the risk-sharing gains enjoyed by more interconnected firms and the costs resulting from an increased risk exposure. We find that when the shock distribution displays “fat” tails, extreme segmentation into small components is optimal, while minimal...
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The Price of Liquidity: Bank Characteristics and Market Conditions
Fecht, Falko; Nyborg, Kjell G.; Rocholl, Jörg - CESifo - 2009
We study differences in the price paid for liquidity across banks using price data at the individual bank level. Unique … to gauge the extent to which a bank is short or long liquidity. We find that the price a bank pays for liquidity depends … on the liquidity positions of other banks, as well as its own. There is evidence that liquidity squeezes occasionally …
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Credit Market Competition and Liquidity Crises
Carletti, Elena; Leonello, Agnese - CESifo - 2014
We develop a model where banks invest in reserves and loans, and face aggregate liquidity shocks. Banks with liquidity … financial stability. The structure of liquidity shocks affects the severity and the occurrence of crises, as well as the amount …
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Can Peers Improve Agricultural Productivity?
Songsermsawas, Tisorn; Baylis, Kathy; Chhatre, Ashwini; … - CESifo - 2014
Productivity varies greatly among farmers and the source of that variation is not fully understood. Using a unique Indian household survey, we estimate peer effects on agricultural revenue. Results show that 60% of farmers' revenue is explained by peers. Input expenditures and land allocation to...
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A Market for Connections
Miettinen, Topi; Poutvaara, Panu - CESifo - 2012
Government or company decisions on whom to hire are mostly delegated to politicians, public sector officials or human resources and procurement managers. Due to anti-corruption laws, agents cannot sell contracts or positions that they are delegated to decide upon. Even if bribing is ruled out,...
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Efficient Coordination in Weakest-Link Games
Riedl, Arno; Rohde, Ingrid M. T.; Strobel, Martin - CESifo - 2011
Existing experimental research on behavior in weakest-link games shows overwhelmingly the inability of people to coordinate on the efficient equilibrium, especially in larger groups. We hypothesize that people will be able to coordinate on efficient outcomes, provided they have sufficient...
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Two-Sided Markets and Electronic Intermediaries
Jullien, Bruno - CESifo - 2004
The object of this paper is to discuss on-line intermediation from the perspective of two-sided markets. It builds a simple model of the intermediation activity when trading partners are involved in a commercial relationship and uses it to illustrate some of the results that emerge in the...
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International Student Migration: A Partial Identification Analysis
Méango, Romuald - CESifo - 2014
This paper studies the decision made by a family to invest in student migration. We propose an empirical structural decision model which reflects the importance of both the return to the investment and the budgetary constraint in the choice of the family. We circumvent the problem of endogeneity...
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Complex Financial Networks and Systemic Risk: A Review
Bougheas, Spiros; Kirman, Alan P. - CESifo - 2014
In this paper we review recent advances in financial economics in relation to the measurement of systemic risk. We start by reviewing studies that apply traditional measures of risk to financial institutions. However, the main focus of the review is on studies that use network analysis paying...
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