Using a bilateral trade equation derived from a monopolistic competition model, we investigated market access reciprocity in food trade among the US, Canada, the EU and Japan. We explore country and industry-specific market access asymmetry through the border effect approach, re-challenging the...

We analyze a market where firms compete in a conventional and an electronicretail channel. Consumers easily compare prices online, but some incur purchaseuncertainties on the online channel. We investigate the market shares of the two retailchannels and the prices that are charged. We find that...

We analyze the incentives for incumbent bricks-and-mortar firms and newentrants to start an online retail channel in a differentiated goods market. Tothis end we set up a two-stage model where firms first decide whether or notto build the infrastructure necessary to start an online retail...

La cuantificación de los beneficios de cualquier política dirigida a reducir la contaminación puede hacerse de distintas maneras. Una de ellas es a través de métodos indirectos, uno de los cuales es el de la valuación hedónica. La idea básica es que en el precio de los inmuebles se...

Migration and pollution are two defining features of China's impressive growth perfor- mance over the last 30 years. In this paper we study the migration response to pollution in Chinese cities, and its consequences for productivity and welfare. We document a robust pattern in which skilled...

The developing economies of Asia are confronted by serious environmental problems that threaten to undermine future growth, food security, and regional stability. This study considers four major environmental challenges that policymakers across developing Asia will need to address towards 2030:...

Infolge der Digitalisierung durchlaufen Arbeitsbeziehungen einen fundamentalen Wandel. Besonders ist dies im Feld der plattformvermittelten Dienstleistungen und speziell der digital koordinierten und kontrollierten Kurierarbeit der Fall. Als neue Branche sind hier noch keine Strukturen...

Das mit dem Schlagwort Digitaler Taylorismus verknüpfte Szenario einer digital gestützten Intensivierung tayloristischer Prinzipien wird gerne am Beispiel der Verteilzentren von Amazon illustriert. Die vorliegende Fallstudie bei einem deutschen Amazon-Konkurrenten verdeutlicht jedoch, dass...