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Industrial Espionage and Productivity
Glitz, Albrecht; Meyersson, Erik - 2017
's foreign intelligence service to sector-specific gaps in total factor productivity (TFP) between West and East Germany. Based …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011744528
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Strategies of cooperation and punishment among students and clerical workers
Bigoni, Maria; Camera, Gabriele; Casari, Marco - 2012
We study the individual behavior of students and workers in an experiment where they repeatedly face the same cooperative task. The data show that clerical workers differ from college students in overall cooperation rates, strategy adoption and use of punishment opportunities. Students cooperate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291472
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Strategies of Cooperation and Punishment among Students and Clerical Workers
Bigoni, Maria; Camera, Gabriele; Casari, Marco - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
We study the individual behavior of students and workers in an experiment where they repeatedly face the same cooperative task. The data show that clerical workers differ from college students in overall cooperation rates, strategy adoption and use of punishment opportunities. Students cooperate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010598552
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Add-on pricing, naive consumers, and the hidden welfare costs of education
Kosfeld, Michael; Schüwer, Ulrich - 2011
Previous research shows that firms shroud high add-on prices in competitive markets with naive consumers leading to inefficiency. We analyze the effects of regulatory intervention via educating naive consumers on equilibrium prices and welfare. Our model allows firms to shroud, unshroud, or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282162
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Add-on Pricing, Naive Consumers, and the Hidden Welfare Costs of Education
Kosfeld, Michael; Schüwer, Ulrich - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Previous research shows that firms shroud high add-on prices in competitive markets with naive consumers leading to inefficiency. We analyze the effects of regulatory intervention via educating naive consumers on equilibrium prices and welfare. Our model allows firms to shroud, unshroud, or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009359868
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Bribes vs. Taxes: Market Structure and Incentives
Amodio, Francesco; Choi, Jieun; De Giorgi, Giacomo; … - 2018
Firms in developing countries often avoid paying taxes by making informal payments to tax officials. These bribes may raise the cost of operating a business, and the price charged to consumers. To decrease these costs, we designed a feedback incentive scheme for business tax inspectors that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011931633
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A Theory of Efficiency Wage with Multiple Unemployment Equilibria: How a Higher Minimum Wage Law Can Curb Unemployment
Basu, Kaushik; Felkey, Amanda J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
different levels of wages. The model is meant for developing economies where wage-productivity links are discernible and income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763563
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Creative Destruction and Transition : The Effects of Firm Entry and Exit on Productivity Growth in Estonia
Masso, Jaan; Eamets, Raul; Philips, Kaia - 2004
entry and exit as well as survival analysis of new firms. Also decompositions of productivity change into components … consisting of resource reallocation, firm entry and exit, and productivity growth within continuing firms is carried out. Our … productivity compared to incumbent firms and changes in the sectoral structure of the economy. The decomposition of productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261995
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Creative Destruction and Transition: The Effects of Firm Entry and Exit on Productivity Growth in Estonia
Masso, Jaan; Eamets, Raul; Philips, Kaia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
entry and exit as well as survival analysis of new firms. Also decompositions of productivity change into components … consisting of resource reallocation, firm entry and exit, and productivity growth within continuing firms is carried out. Our … productivity compared to incumbent firms and changes in the sectoral structure of the economy. The decomposition of productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762424
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Resources on the Stage: A Firm Level Analysis of the ICT Adoption in Turkey
Findik, Derya; Tansel, Aysit - 2015
This study examines the impact of firm resources on ICT adoption by the Turkish business enterprises using firm level data. ICT adoption is measured at three levels: The first level is technology ownership. The second level is the presence of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307478