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Marketing as an entrance barrier into the fashion market

Vieira, Pedro Cosme Costa - EconWPA - 2005

In this paper I intend to model a firm decision of entrance into a profitable fashion market where fashion results from … fashion market and that ii) when incumbent firm accommodates the other firm a la Cournot there is no pure strategy Nash … equilibrium. The properties of the model seem to be in accordance with the persistence in time of fashion brands. …

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A Dual Model of Cooperative Value

Feldman, Barry - EconWPA - 2002

An expanded model of value in cooperative games is presented in which value has either a linear or a proportional mode … (1989, 1992) value have a linear mode and an input basis. The egalitarian value (Kalai and Samet (1985)) has a linear mode …

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The Nature of Unemployment in Urban Ethiopia

Serneels, Pieter - EconWPA - 2004

With around 50% of the urban men between age 15 and 30 unemployed, Ethiopia has one of the highest unemployment rates worldwide. This paper describes the nature of unemployment among young men in urban Ethiopia. We analyse the determinants of incidence and duration and find that most variables...

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Maternal Employment and Adolescent Risky Behavior

Aughinbaugh, Alison; Gittleman, Maury - EconWPA - 2003

This paper examines the impact of maternal employment during a child’s first three years and during adolescence on his or her decisions to engage in a range of risky behaviors: smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, using marijuana and other drugs, engaging in sex and committing crimes. Using...

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Measuring Variability Factors in Consumer Values for Profit Optimization in a Firm – A Framework for Analysis

Rajagopal - EconWPA - 2004

Consumer value may be defined as a tool to measure the prolonged satisfaction and an on-going propensity to buy the product and services. Though there are many issues floating in an on-going debate about the consumer value, it may be argued that the consumer value in terms of the level of...

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Consumer Perspectives of Brand Extension Effects : Information Analysis Determining the Consumer Behaviour Patterns

Rajagopal - EconWPA - 2004

empirical and theoretical considerations in the information analysis of brand extensions on consumer behavior. Broadly the study …

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Buying Organic Food in France : Shopping Habits and Trust

Sirieix, Lucie; Schaer, Brigitte - EconWPA - 2005

In this paper we attempt to compare the responses of consumers and professionals to questions related to organic food retailing, in order to highlight the differences and the similarities of viewpoints between them and to understand the links between consumer perception of organic food and the...

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