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When a new technology consists of sequences of innovations that culminate in a finalconsumer product, the balance between successive innovators is one of the main concernsin the design of the patent system. While intertemporal aspects of incentive are critical inthis environment of sequential...
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As the process of globalisation of the world economy progresses, the degree of international competition among enterprises increases as well. Yet not all industries or branches are affected to the same extent by this development. One of the most important factors which determine the degree of...
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modification of the available theory is needed: we need to relax the assumption that the game starts in a given period. Under this …
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This half-semester course discusses decision theory and topics in game theory. We present models of individual decision …, supermodularity, monotone comparative statics, background risk, game theory, rationalizability, iterated strict dominance multi …-stage games, sequential equilibrium, trembling-hand perfection, stability, signaling games, theory of auctions, global games …
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The establishment of a tradable permit market requires the regulator to select a level of aggregate emissions and then distribute the associated permits (rent) to specific groups. In most circumstances, these decisions are often politically contentious and frequently influenced by rent seeking...
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The establishment of a tradable permit market requires the regulator to select a level of aggregate emissions and then distribute the associated permits (rent) to specific groups. In most circumstances, these decisions are often politically contentious and frequently influenced by rent seeking...
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common property rights into private property rights under the ITQ regime, is basically consistent with the economic theory of … ITQ's, though this part of the theory is often undercommunicated in the political rethorics. In the Icelandic case, the … theory of ITQ's also assumes that quota market prices will reflect the resource rent generated by the fisheries under an ITQ …
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There is growing consensus on the view that corruption hurts economic performance by reducing private investment, by adversely affecting the quantity and quality of public infrastructure, by reducing tax revenue, and by reducing human capital accumulation. In addition to inefficiency effects –...
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The dissertation offers an analysis of the role of budgetary institutions on the determination of fiscal outcomes. In the second chapter I provide a theoretical model that rationalizes differences in fiscal outcomes of two countries that are supposed to obey the same set of numerical constraints...
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