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This paper studies the implications of imperfect competition in firm-to-firm trade. Using a dataset on all transactions between Belgian firms, we find that firms charge higher markups if they have higher input shares among their buyers. We interpret this as firms competing as oligopolies to...
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This paper analyzes the effects of specific and ad valorem taxation in an industry with downstream and upstream oligopoly. We find that in the short run, i.e. when the number of firms in both markets is exogenous, the results concerning tax incidence tend to be qualitatively similar to models...
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This paper studies the implications of imperfect competition in firm-to-firm trade. Exploiting data on the universe of sales relationships between Belgian firms, we document that firms' markups increase in the average input shares among their buyers. Given this fact, we develop a model where...
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Labor market subcontracting is a global phenomenon. This paper presents a theory of wage fairness in a subcontracted …, resulting in wages that workers deem unfair, along with adverse worker morale consequences in equilibrium. These insights reveal … the efficiency costs of subcontracting as an employer strategy to redress workers' demand for fair wages. …
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This study examines the impact of domestic outsourcing on the wages of workers performing outsourced tasks in Türkiye …-skilled, professional workers benefit, suggesting that domestic outsourcing may be one of the factors contributing to rising wage inequality. …
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Companies spend enormous resources on customer relationship management (CRM), but there is no clear understanding on two seemingly simple, but critical questions: (1) Should firms reward or punish their current customers? (2) Can CRM be profitable in a competitive setting? While CRM...
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