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Tax Policy, Location Choices, and Market Structure
Pfann, Gerard A.; van Kranenburg, Hans - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
increase product prices, lower competition, and reduce the availability of new products in small markets. The model’s test is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566538
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The Effect of Deceptive Advertising on Consumption of the Advertised Good and its Substitutes: The Case of Over-the-Counter Weight Loss Products
Cawley, John; Avery, Rosemary; Eisenberg, Matthew - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This paper is the first to estimate the impact of exposure to deceptive advertising on consumption of the advertised … advertising is rampant and products are generally ineffective with potentially serious side effects. We control for the targeting … exposure to deceptive advertising is associated with a lower probability that women, and a higher probability that men, consume …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010630728
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Survival in a Concentrating Industry: The Case of Daily Newspapers in the Netherlands
Kranenburg, Hans L. van; Palm, Franz C.; Pfann, Gerard A. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2002
This paper studies the effects of aggregate, industry-, and firm-specific factors on the exit hazard rates in the market for daily newspapers in The Netherlands from 1950 to 1996. We present a brief overview of the exit literature. On the basis of the existing empirical evidence, we decided to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005700941
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When the Baby Cries at Night: Inelastic Buyers in Non-Competitive Markets
Calzolari, Giacomo; Ichino, Andrea; Manaresi, Francesco; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
that fix the number of pharmacies in a city, we use RDD to measure the effect of competition on sellers' ability to extract …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959741
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How Partisan is the Press? Multiple Measures of Media Slant
Gans, Joshua S.; Leigh, Andrew - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
. It is possible that this is due to the lack of competition in the Australian media market. To the extent that we can …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371869
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Bonus Culture: Competitive Pay, Screening, and Multitasking
Benabou, Roland; Tirole, Jean - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This paper analyzes the impact of labor market competition and skill-biased technical change on the structure of … compensation. The model combines multitasking and screening, embedded into a Hotelling-like framework. Competition for the most … perfect competition, the resulting efficiency loss can be much larger than that imposed by a single firm or principal, who …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010635587
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Meet the Press: How Voters and Politicians Respond to Newspaper Entry and Exit
Drago, Francesco; Nannicini, Tommaso; Sobbrio, Francesco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
role in keeping politicians accountable once they are in office. Competition plays a relevant role, as the effects are not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959747
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Terrorism and the Media
Jetter, Michael - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper systematically analyzes media attention devoted to terrorist attacks worldwide between 1998 and 2012. Several aspects are related to predicting media attention. First, suicide missions receive significantly more coverage, which could explain their increased popularity among terrorist...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959855
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Media Exposure and Internal Migration: Evidence from Indonesia
Farré, Lídia; Fasani, Francesco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This paper investigates the impact of television on internal migration in Indonesia. We exploit the differential introduction of private television throughout the country and the variation in signal reception due to topography to estimate the causal effect of media exposure. Our estimates reveal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009325431
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American Idol: Evidence of Same-Race Preferences?
Lee, Jungmin - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006
This study examines whether viewers of the popular television show, American Idol, are racially biased. I find strong evidence for same-race preferences, in particular among black viewers. Featuring more black contestants attracts more black households to tune in to watch the show. And, with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703397