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Punitive sanctions and the transition from welfare to work

van Ours, Jan; van den Berg, G.; van der Klaauw, B. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1998

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Real Options in an Aymmetric Duopoly : Who Benefits from your Competitive Disadvantage

Kort, Peter; Pawlina, G. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2001

of firms under imperfect competition.Both firms have an opportunity to invest in a project enhancing (ceteris paribus …

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Optimal Product Variety, Scale Effects and Growth

de Groot, H.L.F.; Nahuis, R. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1997

We analyze the social optimality of growth and product variety in a model of endogenous growth. The model contains two sectors, one assembly sector producing a homogenous consumption good, and one intermediate goods sector producing a differentiated input used in the assembly sector. Growth...

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The Optimal Taxation of UnskilIed Labor with Job Search and Social Assistance

boone, jan; Bovenberg, A.L.Bovenberg - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2002

In order to explore the optimal taxation of low-skilled labor, we extend the standard model of optimal non-linear income taxation in the presence of quasi-linear preferences in leisure by allowing for involuntary unemployment, job search, an exogenous welfare benefit, and a non-utilitarian...

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Prescribing Behavior of General Practitioners : Competition Matters!

Schaumans, C.B.C. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2014

exhibit different prescribing behavior (volume and value of prescriptions) when confronted with more competition. As there is … no monetary benefit in doing so, this type of (perceived) quality competition originates from GPs satisfying patients … the level of competition. The level of competition is measured by GP density, after controlling for the number of GPs and …

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Currency Denomination of Bank Loans : Evidence from Small Firms in Transition Countries

Brown, M.; Ongena, S.; Yesin, P. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2008

We examine the firm-level and country-level determinants of the currency denomination of small business loans. We introduce an information asymmetry between banks and firms in a model that also features the trade-off between the cost of debt and firm-level distress costs. Banks in our model...

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The welfare consequences of different regimes of oligopolistic competition in a growing economy with firm-specific knowledge

van de Klundert, Theo; Smulders, Sjak - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 1993

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The Sport League's Dilemma : Competitive Balance versus Incentives to Win

Palomino, F.A.; Rigotti, L. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2000

We analyze a dynamic model of strategic interaction between a professional sport league that organizes a tournament, the teams competing to win it, and the broadcasters paying for the rights to televise it.Teams and broadcasters maximize expected profits, while the league's objective may be...

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Revenue Sharing in Professional Sports Leagues : For the Sake of Competitive Balance or as a Result of Monopsony Power?

Palomino, F.A.; Sakovics, J. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2000

We analyze the distribution of broadcasting revenues by sports leagues.In the context of an isolated league, we show that when the teams engage in competitive bidding to attract talent, the league's optimal choice is full revenue sharing (resulting in full competitive balance) even if the...

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Borrower Poaching and Information Display in Credit Markets

Degryse, Hans; Bouckaert, J.M.C. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2001

The Riegle-Neal Act in the US and the Economic and Monetary Union in Europe are recent initiatives to stimulate financial integration.These initiatives allow new entrants to "poach" the incumbents' clients by offering them attractive loan offers.We show that these deregulations may be...

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