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There is a general presumption that social preferences can be ignored if markets are competitive. Market experiments (Smith 1962) and recent theoretical results (Dufwenberg et al. 2008) suggest that competition forces people to behave as if they were purely self-interested. We qualify this view....
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There is a general presumption that social preferences can be ignored if markets are competitive. Market experiments (Smith 1962) and recent theoretical results (Dufwenberg et al. 2008) suggest that competition forces people to behave as if they were purely self-interested. We qualify this view....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003951883
A flat tax rate on income has gained popularity in European countries. This paper assesses the attractiveness of such a flat tax in achieving redistributive objectives with the least cost to labour market performance. We do so by using a detailed applied general equilibrium model for the...
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-42 -- 4. Michael Greenstone, Richard Hornbeck and Enrico Moretti (2010), 'Identifying agglomeration spillovers: evidence from … (2012), 'The productivity advantages of large cities: distinguishing agglomeration from firm selection', Econometrica, 80 (6 … agglomeration', Review of economics and statistics, 85 (2), May, 377-93 -- 7. Mohammad Arzaghi and J. Vernon Henderson (2008 …
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"This inspiring collection compiles the most essential papers encompassing agglomeration economies. Agglomeration … agglomeration economies operate, micro-neighborhoods and mega-regions. The volume also uncovers the forces driving the field …
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economics of agglomeration, particularly those related to the causes of such economics. The pioneering work of G.Duranton and D … theoretical work and summarised the microeconomic mechanisms of the economics of agglomeration into three categories: sharing …
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Spatial Policy'. From this perspective, both agglomeration and economic integration have to be reinterpreted on a wider …
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A flat tax rate on income has gained popularity in European countries. This paper assesses the attractiveness of such a flat tax in achieving redistributive objectives with the least cost to labour market performance. We do so by using a detailed applied general equilibrium model for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325438