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In theory, the incidence of a tax should be independent of which side of the market it is levied on. This principle of … equivalence. We find that market outcomes are essentially the same when the tax is levied on sellers as when it is levied on … equivalence. -- Tax Liability ; Posted Offer Market ; Experimental Economics …
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setting behavior is in general consistent with the theory. Capacities converge above the Cournot level. Sellers rarely manage …
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We introduce a new method for the estimation of discount functions, yield curves and forward curves from government issued coupon bonds. Our approach is non-parametric and does not assume particular functional form for the discount function although we do show how to impose various restrictions...
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In a complete financial market every contingent claim can be hedged perfectly. In an incomplete market it is possible …
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In this note the unobserved component approach underlying the software package SEATS is compared with the Beveridge-Nelson type of decomposition for seasonal time series. The main strength of the SEATS approach lies in the appealing model formulation and the careful specification and adjustment...
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We emphasize the importance of properly identifying the long-run relations underlying the monetary model of the exchange rate. The separate estimation of long-run money demands leads to a "structural" error correction equation which allows an interpretation of the various channels affecting the...
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Rational bargaining behavior depends crucially on the rules of bargaining, especially on whether parties decide sequentially or independently. Whereas in ultimatum bargaining the proposer can exploit the responder, independent commitments result in more balanced payoffs. To limit the scope of...
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Discriminant analysis for two data sets in IRd with probability densities f and g can be based on the estimation of the set G = {x : f(x) ≥ g(x)}. We consider applications where it is appropriate to assume that the region G has a smooth boundary. In particular, this assumption makes sense if...
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incomplete market in discrete time. Under the assumptions of a bounded mean-variance tradeoff, substantial risk and a …
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In this paper, we consider a security market in which two investors on different information levels maximize their … expected logarithmic utility from terminal wealth. While the ordinary investor's portfolio decisions are based on a public …
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