Showing 1 - 10 of 32
We analyse competition between two network providers when the quality of each network depends negatively on the number of customers connected to that network. With respect to price competition we provide a sufficient condition for the existence of a unique pure strategy Nash equilibrium....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004963630
The paper analyzes the network structure of international trade. Adapting a network approach developed in the physical sciences, we propose that international trade functions like a scale-free network. For each commodity group we calculate a characteristic parameter which reflects the structure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004963637
equilibrium espionage networks and networks that maximize social welfare under the most interesting scenario of diseconomies of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004963718
Economic reasons along with cultural affinities and the existence of networks have been the main determinants …, indifferent between the UK, France and Spain as a destination country. Established immigrant networks and higher standards of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008561062
The interdependence of electricity and natural gas is becoming a major energy policy and regulatory issue in all jurisdictions around the world. The increased role of gas fired plants in renewable-based electricity markets and the dependence on gas imports make this issue particular striking for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010896171
The aim of this paper is to study the short and long-term fertility effects of mass violent conflict on different population sub-groups. The authors pool three nationally representative demographic and health surveys from before and after the genocide in Rwanda, identifying conflict exposure of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216694
Remittances from Germany are substantial. Cross-border transfers to family and friendship networks outside Germany are … not only made by foreigners. Many naturalized migrants send money home as well. Here, we focus on international networks … and gender-specific determinants of remittances from the senders' perspective, based on data from the German Socio …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008595843
looking at the impact of self-reported personality traits on gender differences in career chances. We compare managers and …-Economic Panel (SOEP) in 2005 show that there are significant gender differences in personality traits, multivariate estimations … clearly indicate that these differences cannot account for gender differences in career opportunities. Nevertheless …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008596277
The paper investigates the role of social norms as a determinant of individual attitudes by analyzing risk proclivity reported by immigrants and natives in a unique representative German survey. We employ factor analysis to construct measures of immigrants' ethnic persistence and assimilation....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004963624
immigrants. Using unique German survey data, the paper identifies marked gender differences in the effects of ethnic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004963632