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Endogenous technology sharing in R&D intensive industries

Clark, Derek J.; Sand, Jan Yngve - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 4 (2010) 2010-1, pp. 1-48

This paper analyses endogenous formation of technology sharing coalitions with asymmetric firms. Coalition partners produce complementary technology advancements, although firms do not co-operate on R&D investment level or in the product market. The equilibrium coalition outcome is either...

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The effect of tourism on crime in Italy: A dynamic panel approach

Biagi, Bianca; Brandono, Maria Giovanna; Detotto, Claudio - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 6 (2012) 2012-25, pp. 1-24

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that, for the case of Italy, ceteris paribus, tourist areas tend to have a greater amount of crime than non-tourist ones in the short and long run. Following the literature of the economics of crime à la Becker (Crime and Punishment: An Economic...

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The Effects of Trade Liberalization on Productivity and Welfare: The Role of Firm Heterogeneity, R&D and Market Structure

Stähler, Frank; Raff, Horst; Long, Ngo Van - 2007

This paper develops an oligopolistic model of international trade with heterogeneous firms and endogenous R&D to examine how trade liberalization affects firm and industry productivity, as well as social welfare. We identify four effects of trade liberalization on productivity: (i) a direct...

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Minimum quality standards and novelty requirements in a one-short development race

Prokop, Jacek; Regibeau, Pierre; Rockett, Katharine - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 4 (2010) 2010-15, pp. 1-49

We examine the timing and quality of product introduction in an R&D stopping game, where we allow for horizontal and vertical differentiation in the product market. We observe that discontinuous changes in introduction dates can occur as firms' abilities as researchers change. Further, when the...

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Learning-by-Doing with Spillovers in Competitive Industries, Free Entry, and Regulatory Policy

Bläsi, Albrecht; Requate, Till - 2005

We study the impact of learning-by-doing with spillovers in competitive markets with free market entry. Within a two period model, we consider first the case where fixed costs are incurred only once, and entry is once and for all. In the second case fixed costs are incurred in each period, and...

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Wage subsidies and international trade: When does policy coordination pay?

Braun, Sebastian; Spielmann, Christian - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 6 (2012) 2012-30, pp. 1-42

National labour market institutions interact across national boundaries when product markets are global. Labour market policies can thus entail spill-overs, which suggest that there are benefits from international policy coordination. This paper studies the effects of wage subsidies in an...

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Development of science and technology parks in China, 1988 - 2008

Zhang, Haiyang; Sonobe, Tetsushi - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 5 (2011) 2011-6, pp. 1-25

In order to investigate the effectiveness of science and technology industrial parks (STIPs), this study examines data on high-tech firms within and outside the STIPs in China, while paying special attention to the issues related to agglomeration and congestion. The main finding is that the...

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Social status, preferences for redistribution and optimal taxation: A survey

Gallice, Andrea - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 12 (2018) 2018-55, pp. 1-17

The author reviews recent studies that investigate how social status concerns influence individual preferences for redistribution and impact the design of optimal tax policies. He focuses on two aspects: the relevant dimension over which relative concerns are defined and the different...

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Cruise tourism exteralities and residents' support: A mixed approach

Brida, Juan Gabriel; Del Chiappa, Giacomo; Meleddu, Marta; … - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 6 (2012) 2012-40, pp. 1-26

This paper investigates residents' preferences of investment in cruise tourism, taking its externalities into full … influence residents' perceptions about investing in cruise tourism. Potential positive and negative externalities produced by … components, and if they believe this activity to exert positive welfare, cultural and social externalities. Conversely, residents …

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Rethinking Global Climate Change Governance

Barrett, Scott - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 3 (2009) 2009-5, pp. 1-12

This paper explains why the approach taken so far to mitigate global climate change has failed. The central reason is an inability to enforce targets and timetables. Current proposals recommending even stricter emission limits will not help unless they are able to address the enforcement...

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