are linear. The results help to reconcile theory with various empirical findings on mergers. -- efficient hedging …

The estimates of the structural parameters of a job separations model derived from the theory of on-the-job search are … dispersion across employers exists in the sense that different employers offer different wages to the same worker, the theory …

Modern 'principal-agent theory' has made a lot of progress in proposing theoretical Solutions to agency problems. This … evidence on offered contracts and effort choices in a simple agency game. In line with principal-agent theory we find that in … design has to regard an equity constraint that has so far been neglected by contract theory. In fact, most contract offers …

fragmentation of the value-added chain. Fragmentation is the outcome of cost competition - the profit-maximizing choice of cost …

(geno-) types as in evolutionary biology and game theory. Survival in inter- and intraspecies competition together with … competition and analyze the conditions for species survival. The second aspect refers to success in intraspecies competition of …

leadership. Our data, however, does not confirm the theory. While Stackelberg equilibria are extremely rare we often observe …

We report on an experiment designed to compare Stackelberg and Cournot duopoly markets with quantity competition. For …

Most models of labor markets and (un)employment neglect how competition among firms or sectors of the economy affects … by price competition. A special advantage of such a framework is that one can distinguish two kinds of employment effects …