The existence of cartels, collusion and heterogeneity across firms is known to introduce some asymmetry in bidding games. A major difficulty when considering asymmetric auctions is that the equilibrium strategies are solutions of an intractable system of differential equations. This paper...

Bottled water consumption has been steadily growing in the world for the past 30 years, in spite of its excessively high price compared to tap water. The Italian drink more bottled water than anybody else in the world, followed by the French who drink about 130 liters per year per inhabitant. In...

We study the effects of a conditional transfers program on school enrollment and performance in Mexico. We provide a theoretical framework for analyzing the dynamic educational decision and process including the endogeneity and uncertainty of performance (passing grades) and the effect of a...

Ce papier présente une nouvelle approche pour l'évaluation empirique des élasticités de demande d'importation. Cette approche utilise un système de demande d'importation flexible (Almost Ideal Demand System : AIDS) couplé d'un modèle économétrique incorporant une spécification du terme...

This paper develops and estimates a structural model of imperfect competition in international markets. The model incorporates a flexible non-linear demand framework with structural price equations. A general conjonctural variation approach is developed to characterize strategic interaction....

The existence and the king of asymmetry that characterize the relationships between shipping-point and retail prices are investigated for two major French fresh vegetables : tomatoes and chicory. Weekly data allow considering these relationships at very detailed levels such as region or...