Wechselwirkungen zwischen zunehmender wirtschaftlicher Integration und national bzw. supranational bestimmter Umweltpolitik. Die Arbeit … trägt die modelltheoretischen Bausteine zusammen, mit denen Umweltpolitik in offenen Volkswirtschaftn unter Effizienz …-und Verteilungsapekten analysiert werden kann, im dritten Teil dienen diese einer normativen und positiven Analyse der Umweltpolitik in der …

capital expenditure -- that relates (inversely) to sunkenness of capital investment. We then test the effect of capital …

Neoclassical analysis of the labor market and its institutions. A systematic development of the theory of labor supply …

these predictions using plant-level data for the UK manufacturing sector. Most importantly, and consistent with theory, we … the likelihood of vertical integration. Also consistent with theory, both these effects are stronger when the supplying …

.Extending the duopoly model to the oligopoly case the results present that each additional competitor delays the first market … profitability on the optimal market entry timing and firm values. The duopoly model shows the existence of three types of … that continuation may disappear in some subgames of the market entry game in an oligopoly as a result of which no closed …

This thesis consists of two parts, which are connected by an introduction on auction and oligopoly markets and a short …

originates from the work of Spence (1979), where firms make dynamic investment decisions to expand their production capacities … model - as he suggests - to account for an important further aspect of investment. Uncertain returns induce a reluctance to … invest and thus allow to abolish the artificial bound on investment rates, resulting in singular control.In a rather general …

lowability students into higher education, universities increase requirementsto deter undesired students. In a duopoly with ….Chapter four discusses the impact of ability grouping in secondary educationon student incentives. Education provides a signal on … unobservable abilityfor employers and improves productivity after education. Selection setsbetter incentives in primary education …