Investigates the dynamic welfare effects of exposure to trade in a new trade model. This book uses a new trade model to explore which country-specific conditions give rise to horizontal or vertical multinational activity. It analyzes the role of goods trade and horizontal multinational firms in...

Der Wettbewerb zwischen Unternehmen verlagert sich hin zum Wettbewerb zwischen ganzen Wertschöpfungsketten. Hierdurch gewinnt neben der effizienten Zusammenarbeit der am Leistungsprozess beteiligten Unternehmen die Interaktion mit dem jeweils angrenzenden Wettbewerbsumfeld (Beschaffungsmärkte,...

National economies are linked through flows of capital and goods. This book addresses those linkages, analyzes their benefits for economic development, and evaluates a country’s opportunities to reap the best possible rewards by influencing the linkages. The book focuses on the role of product...

Der internationale Austausch ähnlicher Produkte innerhalb einer Branche ist ein zentrales Merkmal der Globalisierung. Florian W. Bartholomae liefert zunächst eine fundierte Analyse der Determinanten und der historischen Entwicklung dieses sogenannten intra-industriellen Handels sowie der...

Handlungsbedarf Transportmanagement -- Für den Transport- und Logistikmarkt relevante Megatrends -- Strategische Positionierung und Risikomanagement -- Grundlagen der Nutzfahrzeugkalkulation -- Entwicklung eines Kostenmodells auf Excel-Basis -- Transportkalkulation -- Ansätze zur Kostensenkung...

This volume examines the controversy surrounding the use of competition law to combat excessive pricing. While high or monopolistic pricing is not regarded as an antitrust violation in the US, employing abuse of dominance provisions in competition laws to fight excessive pricing has gained...

Lukas Heim evaluates the performance of a price-level targeting rule compared to that of a standard inflation targeting rule. The comparison is based on a medium-scale DSGE model which has been estimated based on state-of-the-art Bayesian methods. The model for the Swiss economy is an expanded...

Investors are trying to generate excess returns through active investment strategies. Since the outbreak of the financial crisis, investors face a situation where increased risks are accompanied by falling key interest rates. An optimal portfolio in terms of risk and return becomes a perpetual...