up with two rationales that help to understand why countries nevertheless consider protectionism to be a good response to … a recession: (i) the lobbying of domestic, non-exporting firms, and (ii) the relationship between vulnerability, the … degree of openness and loss aversion of consumers. -- protectionism ; trade liberalization ; short term shocks …

This paper empirically investigates the advertising competition in the French broadcast television industry within a … oligopoly competition and identify the shape and magnitude of the feedback loop between TV viewers and advertisers. We also … implement a simple procedure to identify the conduct of firms on the market. We find that the nature of competition in the …

This paper develops a theory of oligopoly and markups in general equilibrium. Firms compete in a network of product … extent of competition from substitute products. I estimate that, in 2019, public corporations produced consumer surplus in …

This article analyses the dynamics of electoral promises, building on an electoral competition model with endogenous … ; electoral competition ; lies …

The compromise enhancing effect of lobbying on public policy has been established in two typical settings. In the first …, lobbies are assumed to act as 'principals' and the setters of the policy (the candidates in a Downsian electoral competition … or the elected policy maker in a citizen- candidate model of electoral competition) are conceived as 'agents'. In the …

competition over endogenously determined policies induces strategic restraint that reduces polarization and, in turn, wasteful … lobbying activities. …

The relationship between competition and performance-related pay has been analyzed in single … competition when aggregated firm data is used. -- Cournot competition ; contract delegation ; moral hazard ; entry ; market size …