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Tax Policy, Location Choices, and Market Structure
Pfann, Gerard A.; van Kranenburg, Hans - 2002
A structural model of entry and fiscal policy is presented. It shows that taxation of variable production costs can …
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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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The Effect of Entertainment in Newspaper and Television News Coverage
Greiner, Tanja - 2010
In this paper, we analyze the equilibrium amount of entertainment in news coverage of newspapers and television stations. We find that a shift in the inclination to read, expressed by a shift in the (psychological) distance costs, induces both media outlets to incorporate more entertaining...
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Do we need national champions?: if so, do we need a champions-related industrial policy? ; an evolutionary perspective
Falck, Oliver; Heblich, Stephan - 2007
This paper discusses the role of so-called national champions within the context of the EU's ambitious goal to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economic region in the world by 2010. We find football to be a useful analogy in our discussion of national champions. There are...
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Uma estimativa dos custos fiscais da política industrial recente (2004-2016)
Curado, Marcelo Luiz; Curado, Thiago - 2016
This article estimates fiscal costs derived from the federal government industrial policy between 2004 and 2016. We … main findings can be summarized as follows: i) the evidence suggests that industrial policy instituted since 2003 promoted …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011818822
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Deciding about (de-)centralization of industrial policy: Delegation by a central authority vs. bargaining of regional governments
Morasch, Karl - 2003
In the European Union the commission has the primary right to decide about industrial policy. Note that this includes … policy is better performed by a central authority that internalizes spillovers or by regional governments with superior …Die europäische Kommission ist primärer Träger der Industriepolitik in der europäischen Union. Industriepolitische …
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Subsidizing national champions: an evolutionary perspective
Aubert, Cécile; Falck, Oliver; Heblich, Stephan - 2008
A national-champions-related industrial policy has become (again) en vogue among European politicians. Against this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264424
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Industrial policy and firm heterogeneity
Barros, Pedro P.; Nilssen, Tore - 1999
Our concern is with a firm-specific industrial policy. When R&D subsidies or taxes are differentiated among firms, the … activities. We find that the optimal firm-specific industrial policy is affected differently by the two sources of firm … heterogeneity. Furthermore, a change in a firm's R&D productivity has an ambiguous effect on the optimal policy towards the firm. …
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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...
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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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