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Analyzing cost efficient production behavior under economies of scope : a nonparametric methodology

Cherchye, Laurens (contributor); Rock, Bram de (contributor) - 2006

"In designing a production model for firms that generate multiple outputs, we take as a starting point that such multi-output production refers to economies of scope, which in turn originate from joint input use and input externalities. We provide a nonparametric characterization of cost...

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Are rushed privatizations substandard? : analyzing firm-level privatization under fiscal pressure

Hagemejer, Jan; Švejnar, Jan; Tyrowicz, Joanna - 2018

Poland over 1995-2015, we show that rushed privatization has negative efficiency, scale and employment effects relative to … non-rush privatization. The negative effect of rushed privatization on the scale of operations and employment is even … stronger than its negative effect on efficiency. Our results suggest that when policy makers resort to rushed privatization …

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Outsourcing public services : contractibility, cost, and quality

Andersson, Fredrik N. G.; Jordahl, Henrik; Josephson, Jens - 2019

contracts literature hold up to recent empirical evidence. Guided by theory, we arrange services according to the type and …

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Corruption and bureaucratic structure in a developing economy

Bennett, John (contributor); Estrin, Saul (contributor) - 2006

We address the impact of corruption in a developing economy in the context of an empirically relevant hold-up problem - when a foreign firm sinks an investment to provide infrastructure services. We focus on the structure of the economy's bureaucracy, which can be centralized or decentralized,...

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Strategic mismatches in competing teams

Kräkel, Matthias - 1999

This paper discusses the strategic role of mismatching, where players voluntarily form inefficient teams or forego the formation of efficient teams, respectively. Strategic mismatching can be rational when players realize a competitive advantage (e.g. harming other competitors). In addition, the...

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