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Limited liability may result in inefficient accident prevention, because a relevant portion of the expected harm is …
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firms survive and others do not than does neoclassical economics. At the heart of the evolutionary theory isthe view that …
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Embedding the efficient bargaining model into the R. Hall (1988) approach for estimating price-cost margins shows that both imperfections in the product and labor markets generate a wedge between factor elasticities in the production function and their corresponding shares in revenue. This...
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We demonstrate the possibility of shake-out of firms and emergence of inter-firmheterogeneity along the (socially optimal) dynamic equilibrium path of a competitive industry with freeentry and exit, even when there is no uncertainty and all firms are ex ante identical with perfectforesight....
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This paper estimates the marginal accident externality of driving in Central London by exploiting variation in traffic …, and a 6.5% increase in serious injuries/fatalities. Our preferred estimates indicate that the accident, slight injuries … £0.16. The marginal accident externality is positive, as the marginal driver along congested roads decreases the risk and …
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Recent studies show that the likelihood of survival differs significantly across firms. Both firm and industry characteristics are hypothesized to account for this heterogeneity. Using a longitudinal database of manufacturing firms we investigate whether firm or industry characteristics...
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