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phones. Under quite general conditions of competition, theory suggests that lower termination charges will result in higher … a feature of many two-sided markets and especially the mobile network industry. Using a uniquely constructed panel of … evidence that both competition and market saturation, but most importantly their interaction, affect the overall impact of the …
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The Long-Term Consequences of Regional Specialization* What are the consequences of resource-based regional specialization, when it persists over a long period of time? While much of the literature argues that specialization is beneficial, recent work suggests it may be costly in the long run,...
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The Long-Term Consequences of Regional Specialization* What are the consequences of resource-based regional specialization, when it persists over a long period of time? While much of the literature argues that specialization is beneficial, recent work suggests it may be costly in the long run,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010745354
Internet development holds the promise of transmitting economic value across physical space at zero marginal cost. In such a “weightless economy”, what factors matter for the location of economic activity and thus for economic development? This paper sketches a model of spatial dynamics over...
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This paper presents a model of competition between operators on urban local bus routes in which passengers always board … predictions are consistent with observed features of the on-the-road competition on urban local bus routes. On express coach … competition in practice. …
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-standards competition triggers less aggressive price competition than between-standards competition. We also find that an early monopolist …
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competition is weak and/or when (b) family-owned firms pass management control down to the eldest sons (primo geniture). European … firms report lower levels of competition, while French and British firms also report substantially higher levels of primo … market competition and family firms account for about half of the long tail of badly managed firms and up to two thirds of …
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stylised facts are considered: globalisation, information technology, and competition. Globalisation and information technology … may have benefited the most productive firms more and the growth of competition may at the same time have stimulated the …
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This paper investigates whether there is convergence in Total Factor Productivity towards the technological frontier at the establishment level. We find convergence to the frontier is statistically and quantitatively important, suggesting the existence of technology spillovers. Foreign...
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Fueled by the Arab spring, the question of how the rise of internet-mediated communication affects authoritarian regimes has received unprecedented attention within the discipline of communications. However, in this debate, scholars have not yet turned to the concept of literacy and addressed...
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