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Nowadays the reduction or elimination of waste has become a major environmental concern among industrialized countries and a priority for companies. In this work it is carried out a review of the postulates of the classical economic model, existing until a few dates, in connection with the...
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We study cartel stability in a differentiated price-setting duopoly with returns to scale. We show that a cartel may be equally stable in the presence of lower differentiation, provided that the decreasing returns parameter is high. In addition we demonstrate that for a given factor of discount,...
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This paper investigates two different approaches to the analysis of institutions using game theory and discusses their … methodological and theoretical implications for further research. Starting from von Neumann and Morgenstern's theory, we investigate … method to investigate institutions as the unplanned outcome of self- interested individual behavior? While the game theory …
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This paper quantifies the welfare cost of consumption externalities in an endogenous growth model with habit formation. Agent’s utility depends on both current consumption and a reference consumption level determined by economy-wide average past consumption. Although utility may be lower in...
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We introduce social capital accumulation into a neoclassical model, showing how it differs from physical and human capital accumulation. We take the view that social capital is crucial to the enjoyment of socially provided goods and that it is mainly accumulated by means of participation to...
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This paper examines the functional relationships between income inequality, economic factors, institutions, and Kuznets' inverted-U hypothesis. A model that incorporates interactive as well as direct effects of several factors to capture their combined effect on inequality is developed. The...
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Transportation infrastructure is an exciting topic for public policy, private sector and the connection between them. This study deals with the impact of railways as hard type of transportation infrastructure on economic growth and population density. The purpose of this study is to search for...
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Zwischen 2000 und 2009 ist China zur zweitgrößten Industrienation aufgestiegen und auch die Industrien anderer Schwellenländer sowie vieler osteuropäischer Länder sind sehr dynamisch gewachsen. Dennoch konnte Deutschland seinen Anteil an der globalen Industrieproduktion weitgehend...
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