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estimation of production functions together with information on prices and quantities to estimate physical productivity, markups …
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This paper analyzes the effects of mergers and acquisitions on the markups of non-merging rival firms across a broad set of industries. We exploit expert market definitions from the European Commission's merger decisions to identify relevant competitors in narrowly defined product markets....
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methodological advances in the estimation of production functions to estimate markups and total factor productivity. We investigate …
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domestic productivity. Our results display some heterogeneity across industries and types of acquisitions, suggesting a …
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, productivity, markups, and profits within industries. Our empirical analysis combines data on the industry-level stock of … disproportionally raise productivity in those firms that are already most productive to begin with. Those firms are able to increase …
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We analyze the effect of a labor market reform on firms' product innovation. The re- form, which amounts to a natural experiment, differentially reduced firing costs for some firms, thereby lowering adjustment costs in the presence of demand uncertainty. Using a difference-in- differences...
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based on commonly used measures of revenue productivity. In contrast, we measure sizable efficiency gains using measures … functions together with detailed product-level information on prices and quantities to estimate physical productivity, markups … that are not affected by pricing heterogeneity, such as marginal costs and physical productivity. Exploiting exogenous …
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domestic productivity. Our results display some heterogeneity across industries and types of acquisitions, suggesting a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003924467
estimation of production functions together with information on prices and quantities to estimate physical productivity, markups …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011548253
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