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We develop a theory of blockchain governance. In our model, the proof-of-work system, which is the most common set of … services. We analyze the two-way interactions between blockchain governance and the market structure of the industries in the … blockchain ecosystem. Our main result is that the proof-of-work system leads to a situation where the governance of the …
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Using a large, original database of 385 politically connected firms under the Mubarak regime in Egypt, we document for the first time the negative impact of cronyism on economic growth. In the early 2000s, a policy shift in Egypt led to the expansion of crony activities into new, previously...
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market competition and regulation in addressing these concerns. Traditional (ex-post) antitrust intervention will be less …
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Short-term auctions for access to entry terminals of the British gas-network appear to successfully allocate scarce resources and capture scarcity rent. Now long-term auctions are being introduced to guide future capacity expansion decisions. In our model the fraction of rights issued in the...
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