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Wirkungen auf die Marktstruktur. Sie reduzieren nicht einfach die Zahl der Wettbewerber in einem Markt, sondern durch Fusionen … Unternehmen vor der Fusion. Wir zeigen in dieser Arbeit, dass horizontale Fusion von Unternehmen aus diesen Gründen profitabel für … die fusionierenden Unternehmen und wohlfahrtserhöhend wirken kann, selbst dann, wenn es durch die Fusion keinerlei …
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The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) is a think tank based in Washington, D.C. founded in 1990 with the objective of analyzing international productivity levels from both economic and management perspectives. MGI uses microeconomic analysis on a sector-by-sector level to study the effects that...
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Toys have played an important role in childhood since early civilization.Toys are a very important aspect in children … year. Wooden toys hold great educational value because of their simplicity. They are the most durable toys and can usually … last through generations of play. Plastic toys are generally less expensive than wooden toys and are considered safer by …
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In 2007, the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued 212 recalls of toys and other children's products, a sizable … had recalls, unit sales of the types of toys involved in the recall fell relative to their sales of toys in other … categories. We do not find evidence of within-manufacturer spillovers to dissimilar toys. We do, however, find large industry …
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weithin durch einen Wettbewerb der Handelsgruppen verdrängt wurde, hat sich eine regelrechte Theorie des System- bzw …
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Stone conducted the first study of Wal-Mart stores economic impact in Iowa in 1988.  Since then, research on Wal-Mart’s impacts has exploded. Recent studies employ sophisticated statistical techniques to more accurately measure the size and direction of effects. Many reach conclusions...
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Stone conducted the first study of Wal-Mart stores economic impact in Iowa in 1988.  Since then, research on Wal-Mart’s impacts has exploded. Recent studies employ sophisticated statistical techniques to more accurately measure the size and direction of effects. Many reach conclusions...
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This paper assesses what role product market competition and regulatory reforms may have played in the performance of … regulations inhibiting competition and barriers to trade amongst the lowest in the OECD. Nevertheless, there is scope for … improvement and the recent overhaul of competition legislation should help to further promote competition. Much progress has been …
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that proximity to a Wal-Mart supercenter or the level of competition affects the speed of price adjustment of retailers. …
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I quantify the price effect of a low-cost entrant on retail prices using a case-study approach. I consider the effect of Wal-Mart entry on average city-level prices of various consumer goods by exploiting variation in the timing of store entry. The analysis combines two unique data sets, one...
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