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Road Capacity, Domestic Trade and Regional Outcomes
Coşar, Kerem; Demir, Banu; Ghose, Devaki; Young, Nathaniel - 2021
existing paved road network is expanded significantly? We investigate this question for the case of Turkey, which undertook a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013211730
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Market Concentration in Europe : Evidence from Antitrust Markets
Affeldt, Pauline; Duso, Tomaso; Gugler, Klaus; … - 2021
An increasing body of empirical evidence is documenting trends toward rising concentration, profits, and markups in many industries around the world since the 1980s. Two major criticisms of these studies is that concentration and market shares are poorly measured at the national industry level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013249649
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A Tale of (Almost) 1001 Coefficients : Deep and Heterogeneous Effects of the Eu-Turkey Customs Union
Larch, Mario - 2019
In view of the deferred start of negotiations for the modernization of the Customs Union between the EU and Turkey (CU … additional increase in EU-Turkey manufacturing trade by 55-65% compared to the previously active Ankara Agreement. We also … provide evidence that the CU-EUT significantly increased Turkey’s trade with third countries. Additionally, a substantial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012892084
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Turkish delight for some, cold turkey for others?: The effects of the EU-Turkey Customs Union
Adam, Antonis; Moutos, Thomas - 2005
Following Turkey’s application for EU membership in 1987, a Customs Union (CU) between Turkey and the EU, mainly … agricultural sector, Turkey also specializes in the production and exportation of relatively low-price, low-quality varieties of … asymmetric changes in the trade volumes of the incumbent countries of the EU as a result of the EU-Turkey CU. By examining …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261340
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The Effects of Land Redistribution : Evidence from the French Revolution
Finley, Theresa; Franck, Raphaël; Johnson, Noel - 2021
This study exploits the confiscation and auctioning off of Church property that occurred during the French Revolution to assess the role played by transaction costs in delaying the reallocation of property rights in the aftermath of fundamental institutional reform. French districts with a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315182
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“Let Them Eat Cake” : Drought, Peasant Uprisings, and Demand for Institutional Change in the French Revolution
Waldinger, Maria - 2023
The paper studies whether a drought in 1788 affected the outbreak of peasant revolts during the French Revolution. I construct a community-level data set with information on local drought severity and peasant uprisings in 1789. Results indicate that those more affected by the drought more often...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014259693
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How Do Subnational Governments React to Shocks to Revenue Sources? Evidence from Argentina
Besfamille, Martin; Jorrat, Diego; Manzano, Osmel; … - 2019
that prevailed in Argentina from 1988 to 2003, we jointly estimate the effects that changes in these public revenues had on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012871018
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How Do Subnational Governments React to Shocks to Different Revenue Sources? Evidence from Hydrocarbon-Producing Provinces in Argentina
Besfamille, Martin; Jorrat, Diego; Manzano, Osmel; … - 2021
Based on the fiscal regime that prevailed in Argentina from 1988 to 2003, we estimate the effects that changes in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013215671
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Virtual capacity and competition
Schultz, Christian - 2005
In several European merger cases competition authorities have demanded that the merging firm auctions off virtual capacity. The buyer of virtual capacity receives an option on an amount of output at a pre-specified price, typically equal to marginal cost. This output is sold in the market in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261290
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The Economics of Platforms : A Theory Guide for Competition Policy
Jullien, Bruno - 2020
We propose an analysis of platform competition based on the academic literature with a view towards competition policy. First, we discuss to which extent competition can emerge in digital markets and show which forms it can take. In particular, we underline the role of dynamics, but also of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012826050