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Competition vs. monopoly in the religious marketplace : Judaism in the United States and Israel
Chiswick, Carmel Ullman - 2013
. Judaism in Israel illustrates the outcome in a monopoly experiencing potential competition, possibly leading to an oligopoly … structure. -- religion ; religious marketplace ; new paradigm ; monopoly ; competition ; Judaism … ideas. The "Sacred Canopy" paradigm views it necessary for social stability to grant monopoly power to an official state …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009699440
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Evaluating the impacts of minigrid electrification in sub-Saharan Africa
Ayhan, Sinem H.; Falchetta, Giacomo; Steckel, Jan Christoph - 2022
A large share of the population of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) lacks access to modern energy services. To bridge the electricity access gap, distributed power generation systems such as minigrids and stand-alone photovoltaic systems emerge as attractive options in the power supply solution space....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013342931
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Political institutions and the development of telecommunications
Andonova, Veneta (contributor);  … - 2007
It has traditionally been argued that the development of telecommunications infrastructure is dependent on the quality of countries' political institutions. We estimate the effect of political institutions on the diffusion of three telecommunications services and find it to be much smaller in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003529158
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Short- and long-run impacts of rural electrification : evidence from the historical rollout of the U.S. power grid
Lewis, Joshua; Severnini, Edson R. - 2017
Electrification among American farm households increased from less than 10 percent to nearly 100 percent over a three decade span, 1930{1960. We exploit the historical rollout of the U.S. power grid to study the short- and long-run impacts of rural electrification on local economies. In the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011785614
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Canary in a coal mine : infant mortality, property values, and tradeoffs associated with mid-20th century air pollution
Clay, Karen; Lewis, Joshua; Severnini, Edson R. - 2016
Pollution is a common byproduct of economic activity. Although policymakers should account for both the benefits and the negative externalities of polluting activities, it is difficult to identify those who are harmed and those who benefit from them. To overcome this challenge, our paper uses a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011457393
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Labour and product market reforms : a case for policy complementarity
Amable, Bruno (contributor); Gatti, Donatella (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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Market orientation and gender wage gaps : an international study
Zweimüller, Martina (contributor);  … - 2007
in international data. More market orientation might be related to gender wage gaps via its effects on competition in …
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Firm dynamics and residual inequality in open economies
Felbermayr, Gabriel; Impullitti, Giammario; Prat, Julien - 2014
, inequality is highly responsive to the increase in product market competition triggered by domestic regulatory reform. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010246655
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Competition reform and household welfare: a microsimulation analysis of the telecommunication sector in Ethiopia
Rodríguez-Castelán, Carlos; Araar, Abdelkrim; … - 2021
This paper presents a novel method for estimating the likely welfare effects of competition reforms for both current … the market share of the state-owned monopoly to 45 percent, the model predicts a 25.3 percent reduction in the price of … consumers are more likely to reap the benefits of greater competition. This method represents a powerful tool for supporting the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012418650
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Product market reforms and unemployment in Europe
Gersbach, Hans; Schniewind, Achim - 2001
In this paper we study how promoting product market competition by reducing mark-ups or by increasing productivity are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011391687