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The Comparison between Ad Valorem and Unit Taxes under Monopolistic Competition

Schröder, Philipp J. H. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2003

This paper shows that the welfare dominance of ad valorem over unit taxes under imperfect competition, extends to the …

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Tariffs and Firm-Level Heterogeneous Fixed Export Costs

Jorgensen, Jan G.; Schröder, Philipp J. H. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2005

also implies that there may exist a positive bilateral tariff that maximizes national and world welfare. Applying one of … that are heterogeneous across firms, we find that the reciprocal reduction of small tariffs reduces welfare. …

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On the (Mis-) Alignment of Consumer and Social Welfare in Markets with Network Effects

Suleymanova, Irina; Wey, Christian - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2008

. Our main result is that network effects create a fundamental conflict between the maximization of social welfare and … welfare is highest in the asymmetric equilibrium. We also show that both consumer surplus and social welfare are higher in any …

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Corrective Ad Valorem and Unit Taxes: A Welfare Comparison

Dröge, Susanne; Schröder, Philipp J. H. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2005

outperform unit taxes in terms of welfare for a wide range of imperfect competition settings, including Dixit … industry, less output per firm, less tax revenue, but higher welfare compared to ad valorem taxes. …

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How to Turn an Industry Green: Taxes versus Subsidies

Dröge, Susanne; Schröder, Philipp J. H. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2003

setting the two policy instruments have different welfare effects. For a strong green policy (a severe reduction of the dirty …

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Pricing Natural Gas in Mexico: An Application of the Little Mirrlees Rule: The Case of Quasi-Rents

Brito, Dagobert L.; Rosellón, Juan - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010

In 1997, the Comisión Reguladora de Energía of Mexico implemented a netback rule for linking the Mexican natural gas price to the Texas price. At the time, the Texas price reflected a reasonably competitive market. Since that time, there have been dramatic increases in the demand for natural...

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Conflict Experiences and Household Expectations on Recovery: Survey Evidence from Northern Uganda

Bozzoli, Carlos; Brück, Tilman; Muhumuza, Tony - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010

probability of expecting economic recovery. The effect of conflict on general welfare however is less robust. …

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Financial Risk Aversion and Household Asset Diversification

Barasinska, Nataliya; Schäfer, Dorothea; Stephan, Andreas - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2009

This paper explores the relationship between self-declared risk aversion of private investors and their willingness to hold diversified portfolios of financial assets. The analysis is based on household survey data from the German Socioeconomic Panel (SOEP) that provides a reliable measure of...

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Risk Attitudes and Investment Decisions across European Countries: Are Women More Conservative Investors than Men?

Badunenko, Oleg; Barasinska, Nataliya; Schäfer, Dorothea - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2009

This study questions the popular stereotype that women are more risk averse than men in their financial investment decisions. The analysis is based on micro-level data from large-scale surveys of private households in five European countries. In our analysis of investment decisions, we directly...

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Is the Willingness to Take Financial Risk a Sex-Linked Trait?: Evidence from National Surveys of Household Finance

Barasinska, Nataliya; Schäfer, Dorothea - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2013

We investigate whether the willingness to take investment risk is a sex-linked trait and link the results to the country's gender equality regime. Our empirical analysis involves household data on financial asset holdings as well as on self-reported risk tolerance for Austria, Italy, the...

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