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Outsourcing in contests
Meland, Frode (contributor); Straume, Odd Rune (contributor) - 2006
increases competition between the contestants, leading to higher total contest effort, unless the ex-post bargaining strength of … stronger competition. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003301026
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Highway to economic growth? : competition in public works tenders in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Galletta, Sergio; Jametti, Mario; Redonda, Agustin - 2012
an essential part to bring the country on the path of economic growth, and competition within the sector is crucial to … achieve this goal. In this paper we analyze the effect of competition in public works tenders in the DRC. Using a unique and … performance of the sector. -- construction ; competition ; tenders ; public works …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009689522
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Competition and waiting times in hospital markets
Brekke, Kurt R. (contributor); Siciliani, Luigi (contributor) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003612755
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Contracting out mandatory counselling and training for long-term unemployed : private for-profit or non-profit, or keep it public?
Cockx, Bart; Baert, Stijn - 2015 - Date: October 26, 2015
This study evaluates the effectiveness of contracting out mandatory publicly provided counselling and training for long-term unemployed in Flanders (Belgium) to private for-profit and non-profit organisations (FPOs and NPOs). A multivariate transition model exploits timing-of-events and novel...
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Common ownership of competing firms : evidence from Australia
Leigh, Andrew; Triggs, Adam - 2021
limitations of the available data, and the potential implications of common ownership for competition in Australia. …We provide the first estimates of the extent of common ownership of competing firms in Australia. Combining data on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012507267
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Inequality and market concentration : new evidence from Australia
Hotchin, Lachlan; Leigh, Andrew - 2024
of market concentration in the industries where Australia's wealthiest made their fortunes. Compared with the economy at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014470410
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Low price equilibrium in multi-unit auctions : the GSM spectrum auction in Germany
Grimm, Veronika; Riedel, Frank; Wolfstetter, Elmar - 2001
The second-generation GSM spectrum auction in Germany is probably the most clear cut example of a low price outcome in a simultaneous ascending-bid auction.The present paper gives an account of the events, describes the auction rules and market conditions, and provides a theoretical explanation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011399147
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Inefficient R&D in public procurement : negative consequences of a separation between award and actual contract
Bös, Dieter - 1999
In public procur ement a temporal separation between award and actual contract allows private entrepreneurs who did not get the award to sue to become contractor. Hence, not only the award-winning entrepreneur, but also the losers will engage in relationship-specific investments. Unfortunately,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009781703
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Informal care and the Great Recession
Costa-Font, Joan; Karlsson, Martin; Øien, Henning - 2015
Macroeconomic downturns can have an important impact on the availability of informal and formal long-term care. This paper investigates how the market for informal care changed during and after the Great Recession in Europe. We use data from the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011288788
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Crowding out of long-term care insurance : evidence from European expectations data
Costa-Font, Joan; Courbage, Christophe - 2014
Long-term care (LTC) is the largest insurable risk that old-age individuals face in most western societies. However, the demand for LTC insurance is still ostensibly small in comparison to the financial risk, which is reflected in the formation of expectations of insurance coverage. One...
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