Many empirical studies challenged the parametric approach to estimate nonlinear house price models and to use instead nonparametric or semiparametric model specifications. In the area of environmental analysis using house price models, Stock (1991) and McMillen and Thorsen (2000) applied...

The estimation of conditional probability distribution functions (PDFs) in a kernel nonparametric framework has recently received attention. As emphasized by Hall, Racine and Li (2004), these conditional PDFs are extremely useful for a range of tasks including modelling and predicting consumer...

We present a methodology allowing to introduce manufacturers and retailers vertical contracting in their pricing strategies on a differentiated product market. We consider in particular two types of non linear pricing relationships, one where resale price maintenance is used with two part...

Do retailers exert market power in the fresh fruit and vegetables markets? In the EU countries, as the retailindustry distributes a significant part of fruit and vegetables, a non competitive behavior might have significantimpact on consumption, on surplus and welfare. In this paper, we shed...

Both industry and firm characteristics influence the survival of a firm in an industryover time. Aging, size, structure are factors often discussed in the literature, but publicintervention effects - through public quality labeling for example - may also have aneffect that is examined here. We...