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through asset building. The theoretical and empirical results indicate that an increase in the initial level of competition … implies greater export incentive. However, over the life cycle of a firm, the role of competition is impacted by the intensity … of capital accumulation and the initial level of wealth. Greater local competition before the entry of firms in the …
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We empirically examine the determinants of adoption of information technology by primary healthcare clinics using a … Information Technology (HIT), including: (1) the adoption probabilities vary considerably by the specific type of clinic; (2) in … contrast to numerous studies in the broader technology adoption literature, we find little evidence to suggest a relationship …
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technological uncertainty favors taxes over cap and trade. Weitzman models a flow pollutant, but greenhouse gases are persistent …
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For a quarter century, a top priority in transportation economic theory has been to develop models of rush-hour traffic dynamics that incorporate traffic jams (hypercongestion). The difficulty has been that “proper” models result in mathematical intractabilty, while none of the proposed...
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endogenously over time through experience effects, tenure effects and quits to better paid employment. This equilibrium approach …
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This paper studies the equilibrium effects of local fiscal autonomy accounting for benefits from self-determination. It … proposes a quantifiable structural equilibrium framework in which imperfectly mobile heterogeneous households sort themselves …
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This paper investigates how the presence of social capital affects the externality arising from status-seeking preference as a parable for inefficient antagonistic behavior. It is assumed that the stock of social capital is accumulating through joint social interaction between rational...
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favourable for the long-living individuals, represent an equilibrium. …
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is used a third of the time. To analyze the Malawian epidemic, a choice-theoretic general equilibrium search model is … upon the induced behavioral changes and equilibrium effects. The framework thus complements the insights provided by …
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markets through exporting and through offshoring, and we show that due to monopsonistic competition our model makes sharply …
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