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The implicit theory of historical change in the work of Alan S. Milward

Guirao, Fernando; Lynch, Frances M. B. - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2011

arising from within its society. Integration occurred when a number of nation– states shared similar political objectives …

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A model of conglomeration and synergy traps

Oliva, M. Àngels; Rivera-Bátiz, Luis - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 1997

the face of competitive pressures. The resulting firm integration is neither horizontal nor vertical but rather congeneric … integration of firms in related industries. We endogenize the industrial conglomeration structure and examine the effects of … quo. We also show that strategic firm integration can occur even in the presence of diseconomies of scope. The model helps …

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Horizontal innovation in the theory of growth and development

Gancia, Gino; Zilibotti, Fabrizio - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2005

We analyze recent contributions to growth theory based on the model of expanding variety of Romer (1990). In the first part, we present different versions of the benchmark linear model with imperfect competition. These include the “labequipment” model, labor-for-intermediates” and...

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Trade, migration and regional unemployment

Epifani, Paolo; Gancia, Gino - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2002

We formulate a dynamic core-periphery model with frictions in the job matching process to study the interplay between trade costs, migration and regional unemploymentin the short- and long-run. We find that the spatial distribution of unemployment mirrors (inversely) the distribution of economic...

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