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Albrecht, James W.; Axell, Bo - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1982

firms these optimal strategies generate product demand and labor supply schedules. Firms then choose prices and wages to … firms given individuals optimal search strategies. There are two possible equilibrium configurations, a degenerate … equilibrium in which all firms charge the same price and wage and a price and wage dispersion equilibrium. We show that there …

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Liberalized Trade and Worker-Firm Matching

Davidson, Carl; Heyman, Fredrik; Matusz, Steven; … - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2012

matching between workers and firms in export-oriented industries. Changes that reduce the cost of imports have an ambiguous … hypotheses. The data cover 94 sectors subject to international competition and includes all firms with at least 20 employees. Our …

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Accounting for Macroeconomic Influences on the Firm

Oxelheim, Lars; Wihlborg, Clas - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1991

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The Process of Economic Integration in Europe: Consequences for EFTA Countries and Firms

Fagerberg, Jan - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1990

This paper discusses the impact of the completion of the EC internal market on the competitive position of EFTA firms … firms - as firms from small countries with small domestic markets - are considered. The conclusion is that EFTA firms are in …

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Globalization and Imperfect Labor Market Sorting

Davidson, Carl; Heyman, Fredrik; Matusz, Steven; … - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2010

evidence that openness improves the matching between workers and firms in export-oriented industries. This suggests that there …

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Reaping the Benefits of Deeper Euro-Med Integration Through Trade Facilitation

Bourdet, Yves; Persson, Maria - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2011

The current political turmoil in the Arab world has contributed to renewed interest in the Barcelona Process. This paper explores whether deeper integration in the form of trade facilitation – i.e. improved and simplified trade procedures – could be an important part of a reform agenda....

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Completing the EU Customs Union. The Effects of Trade Procedure Harmonization

Persson, Maria; Bourdet, Yves - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2010

A main component of customs unions is a common trade policy on imports from non-member countries. Trade policy covers both tariff and non-tariff barriers like trade procedures. We argue that since trade procedures vary markedly across EU countries, the EU is not, strictly speaking, a customs...

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Trade Facilitation and the Extensive Margin

Persson, Maria - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2010

The literature on trade facilitation has mostly focused on implications for trade volumes. However, recent theoretical contributions have emphasized that trade costs – such as transaction costs related to cross-border trade procedures – affect both the traded volumes of “old” goods (the...

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