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The Effect of Entertainment in Newspaper and Television News Coverage
Greiner, Tanja - 2010
induces a negative effect on the profits of both media outlets, and increases price competition. Furthermore, the newspaper …
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The Economics of Regional Demarcation in Banking
Raab, Simone; Welzel, Peter - 2010
shields the private commercial bank from aggressive competition by these banks. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294740
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A Statistical Equilibrium Model of Competitive Firms
Irle, Albrecht; Milaković, Mishael; Alfarano, Simone; … - 2008
finding is that firms? idiosyncratic efforts and the tendency for competition to equalize profit rates are two sides of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010296303
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The economics of regional demarcation in banking
Raab, Simone; Welzel, Peter - 2010
shields the private commercial bank from aggressive competition by these banks. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271449
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The Impact of Competition on Macroeconomic Performance
Aiginger, Karl - 2008
This paper investigates to which extent tough competition impacts on the macroeconomic performance of countries. The … relation between competition and innovation has been investigated intensely in industrial economics. It started with Schumpeter … highest for medium-range competition, but lower for very tough competition as well as for a very lax competitive regime …
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Is a firm a firm? A Stackelberg experiment
Hildenbrand, Andreas - 2012
Industrial organization is mainly concerned with the behavior of large firms. Experimental industrial organization therefore faces a problem: How can firms be brought into the laboratory? The main approach relies on framing: Call individuals firms! This experimental approach is not in line with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294406
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Empirical models of consumer behavior
Nevo, Aviv - 2010
Models of consumer behavior play a key role in modern empirical Industrial Organization. In this paper, I survey some of the models used in this literature. In particular, I discuss two commonly used demand systems: multi-stage budgeting approaches and discrete choice models. I motivate their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010332107
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Optimal Use of Rewards as Commitment Device When Bidding is Costly
Hu, Luke - 2012
This paper considers procurement auctions with costly bidding when the auctioneer is unable to commit himself to restrict the number of bidders. The auctioneer can, however, offer a financial reward to be paid to every short-listed bidders as an indirect commitment device. Rewards for...
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Diversified quality production revisited the transformation of production systems and regulatory regimes in Germany
Sorge, Arndt; Streeck, Wolfgang - 2016
We revisit the concept of Diversified Quality Production (DQP), which we introduced about thirty years ago. Our purpose is to examine the extent to which the concept can still be considered tenable for describing and explaining the development of the interaction between the political economy and...
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Tax Policy, Location Choices, and Market Structure
Pfann, Gerard A.; van Kranenburg, Hans - 2002
increase product prices, lower competition, and reduce the availability of new products in small markets. The model?s test is …
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