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Why Are Prices Sticky? The Dynamics of Wholesale Gasoline Prices
Davis, Michael C. - 2003
The menu-cost interpretation of sticky prices implies that the probability of a price change should depend on the past … history of prices and fundamentals only through the gap between the current price and the frictionless price. We find that … menu-cost model as a literal description of these firms' behavior, arguing instead that price stickiness arises from …
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The Effect of Price Advertising and Prices : Evidence in the Wake of 44 Liquormart
Milyo, Jeffrey - 1998
The world's population is living longer but retiring earlier, and vast numbers of adults now spend as much as 1/3 of their lifetimes relying on public and private retirement benefits. Consequently, labor economists are interested in the forces driving retirement behavior, seeking to understand...
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The Seasonality of Consumer Prices
Bryan, Michael F. - 1995
previous research has indicated. That is, seasonal price movements have become more prominent in the relatively stable … in prices differs greatly by item, making it difficult to generalize about seasonal price movements. A casual reading …
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Wholesalers and Retailers in U.S. Trade (Long Version)
Bernard, Andrew B. - 2010
We combine data on individual trade transactions from U.S. customs records with comprehensive information on firms' employment from the Census Bureau's business register to examine wholesalers and retailers in U.S. exports and imports. Exporters and importers with 100 percent employment in...
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Not a Typical Firm : The Joint Dynamics of Firms, Labor Shares, and Capital–Labor Substitution
Hubmer, Joachim; Restrepo, Pascual - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
-intensive technologies required to automate additional tasks. Following a decline in the price of capital, large firms automate more of their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012496133
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Factoryless Goods Producers in the US
Bernard, Andrew B. - 2013
This paper documents the extent and characteristics of plants and firms in the US that are outside the manufacturing sector according to official government statistics but nonetheless are heavily involved in activities related to the production of manufactured goods. Using new data on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012459266
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Contracting over Pharmaceutical Formularies and Rebates
Ho, Katherine; Lee, Robin S. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
We investigate how formularies used by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) can affect manufacturer rebates for branded drugs. We first present a theoretical model of multidimensional contracting in which a PBM negotiates with drug manufacturers over menus of formulary-contingent rebate payments and...
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The Seasonal Cycle in U.S. Manufacturing
Beaulieu, J. Joseph - 1990
This paper examines the seasonal cycle in the manufacturing sector of the U.S. economy. we present estimates of the seasonal patterns in monthly data for 2-digit industries, and we demonstrate the similarity of the seasonal cycle and the business cycle in manufacturing with respect to several...
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Driving Under the Influence of Allergies : The Effect of Seasonal Pollen on Traffic Fatalities
Danagoulian, Shooshan; Deza, Monica - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Traffic fatalities are the leading cause of mortality in the United States despite being preventable. While several policies have been introduced to improve traffic safety and their effects have been well documented, the role of transitory health shocks or situational factors at explaining...
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How Do Copayment Coupons Affect Branded Drug Prices and Quantities Purchased?
Dafny, Leemore S.; Ho, Katherine; Kong, Edward - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
equilibrium price effects of coupons, we employ individual-level data to estimate a discrete choice model of demand for multiple … sclerosis drugs. We use our demand estimates to parameterize a model of drug price negotiations. For this category of drugs, we …
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