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Imports, pass-through, and the structure of retail markets
Raff, Horst; Schmitt, Nicolas - 2009
We construct a model of trade with heterogeneous retailers to examine the effects of trade liberalization on retail market structure, imports and social welfare. We are especially interested in studying the degree of pass-through of import into retail prices and the effects of retail market...
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Market concentration and business survival in static v dynamic industries
Burke, Andrew E.; Hanley, Aoife - 2009
We propose that the effect of market concentration on firm survival is different according to whether an industry is … static (low entry and exit) or dynamic. In our empirical analysis we find support for this hypothesis. Industry concentration … increase in the 5-firm concentration ratio in a dynamic market raises the survival rate of new ventures by approximately 2 …
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Firm size and innovation in European manufacturing
Vaona, Andrea; Pianta, Mario - 2006
The paper investigates the differences between small, medium-sized and large firms regarding their performance in the introduction of new products and processes. After a review of the relevant literature, two models are proposed and tested in search for different business strategies and...
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Comparative advantage and skill-specific unemployment
Larch, Mario; Lechthaler, Wolfgang - 2009
We introduce unemployment and endogenous selection of workers into different skill-classes in a trade model with two sectors and heterogeneous firms. This allows us to study the distributional consequences and the skill-specific unemployment effects of trade liberalization. We show that the...
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Unemployment in an interdependent world
Felbermayr, Gabriel; Larch, Mario; Lechthaler, Wolfgang - 2009
We introduce search and matching unemployment into a model of trade with differentiated goods and heterogeneous firms. Countries may differ with respect to size, geographical location, and labor market institutions. Contrary to the literature, our single-sector perspective pays special attention...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265248
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Verschwörung oder Marktwirtschaft? Was bestimmt die Benzinpreise?
Kasten, Christiane; Klepper, Gernot - 2001
Die starken Preissteigerungen für Benzin in den letzten 2 Jahren sind häufig auf mangelnden Wettbewerb zurückgeführt worden. Die These wird überprüft, indem die Wettbewerbsstruktur bei Tankstellen und deren Vorleistungsbeziehungen dargestellt werden und ökonometrische Schätzungen über...
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Price transmission in the pineapple market: What role for organic fruit?
Kleemann, Linda; Effenberger, Alexandra - 2010
As consumers' demand for organic products and especially organic food grows, organic certification for tropical fruit is increasingly promoted in many developing countries. Certified organic pineapple exports only started taking off after 2005 and are rapidly increasing. The organic and...
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Trade, Foreign direct investment, and multinational enterprises in a general equilibrium model
Koop, Michael J. - 1997
Trade, foreign direct investment and the existence of multinational enterprises are often analyzed in separate model, which are frequently based on mutually exclusive assumptions. The paper integrates several features of international economic exchange into one general equilibrium model. This...
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Unemployment in an interdependent world
Felbermayr, Gabriel; Larch, Mario; Lechthaler, Wolfgang - 2012
We introduce search and matching unemployment into a model of trade with differentiated goods and heterogeneous firms. Countries may differ with respect to size, geographical location, and labor market institutions. Contrary to the literature, our single-sector perspective pays special attention...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011453724
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Organic pineapple farming in Ghana: A good choice for smallholders?
Kleemann, Linda - 2011
As consumer demand for organic food grows, organic certification is increasingly promoted in many developing countries. Organic products earn a premium price on the market compared to conventional varieties. Hence, organic production is often seen as a valuable alternative for developing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285488