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THE OPTIMAL MARKETING MIX OF POSTEDPRICES, DISCOUNTS AND BARGAINING
Gill, David; Thanassoulis, John - University <Oxford> / Department of Economics - 2010
In many markets firms set posted prices which are potentially negotiable. We analyze theoptimal marketing mix of pricing and bargaining when price takers buy at posted prices butbargainers attempt to negotiate discounts. The optimal bargaining strategy involves the firmsoffering bargainers...
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Sabotage in tournaments with heterogeneous contestants : empirical evidence from the soccer pitch
Deutscher, Christian; Frick, Bernd; Gürtler, Oliver; … - In: The Scandinavian journal of economics 115 (2013) 4, pp. 1138-1157
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Misconduct and leader behaviour in contests : new evidence from European football
Kempa, Karol; Rusch, Hannes - 2016 - Version: 20 May 2016
literature, we find that sabotage against the opponent is used more frequently by players from teams with lower ability. In … find that captains, in contrast to other players, seem to use sabotage less impulsively and more strategically, as they do … increase their sabotage in important matches. …
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Competition and unethical behavior : utilizing state competitiveness to reduce cheating in contests among employees
Piest, Simon - 2020
Wettbewerb, Wettbewerbsorientierung, Charakterzug, Zustand, Skalenentwicklung, Betrug, Sabotage, Experiment …Wettbewerb wird oft zur Mitarbeitermotivation eingerichtet. Eine unerwünschte Folge des Wettbewerbs ist, dass die … unmoralischen Verhaltens im Wettbewerb identifiziert. Weiterhin wird „State Competitiveness“ als ein situativer Fokus auf Gewinnen …
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On the Optimality of Delay in 'Monetary Policy as aProcess of Search'
Doyle, Matthew - Iowa State University of Science and Technology <Ames, … - 2006
Caplin & Leahy (1996) show that, when central bankers learn about theeconomy by observing its response to policy shock, cautious monetary policymay be ineffectual as private agents correctly anticipate that today's interestrate cuts are likely to be followed by future cuts. The central banker...
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The Behavior of Hedge Funds During Liquidity Crises
Ben-David, Itzhak; Franzoni, Francesco; Moussawi, Rabih - National Centre of Competence in Research - Financial … - 2010
To shed light on the empirical relevance of the limits to arbitrage, we study hedge funds’ trading patterns in the stock market during liquidity crises. Consistent with arbitrageurs’ limited ability to provide liquidity, we find that at the time of liquidity crises hedge funds reduce their...
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Behavioral Consequences ofOverbooking Service Capacity
Wangenheim, Florian v.; Bayón, Tomás - Technische Universität <München> / Lehrstuhl für … - 2007
As a consequence of implementing revenue management systems, many service firms (e.g., airlines, hotels, carrentals) systematically overbook capacity, thus striving to maximize the revenue at one particular point in time (i.e.,one flight, one night, and one day). The academic literature has not...
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Schools, Education and Social Exclusion
Sparkes, Jo - London School of Economics and Political Science - 1999
A review of research evidence suggests that low levels of educationalattainment are crucial in generating and sustaining social exclusion. Testscores at school are the most effective predictor of many adult outcomes.School attendance and soft skills are also important. Reviewing the...
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Environmental issues and human behaviour in low-income areas in the UK
Power, Anne T.; Elster, Jake - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2005
Existing evidence showed that:- local environmental problems are widespread but worse in low-income areas- there is little evidence that wider environmental concerns are less in low-incomecommunities- residents in low-income areas often face different barriers and incentives for action fromthose...
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FAVORITISM UNDER SOCIAL PRESSURE
Garicano, Luis; Palacios-Huerta, Ignacio; Prendergast, … - University <Chicago, Ill.> / Department of Economics; … - 2005
This paper is concerned with the effect of nonmonetary incentiveson behavior, in particular with the study of social pressure as adeterminant of corruption. We offer empirical evidence that shows howprofessional soccer referees favor home teams in order to satisfy thecrowds in the stadium....
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