between the input producing firms is small. Under such strategic outsourcing, however, consumer welfare as well as social … Cournot competition in the product market the paper shows that such an outsourcing occurs when the initial technological gap … welfare goes down. …

What is the impact of participation in agricultural value chains on the welfare of smallholders? Contract farming … increasing smallholder welfare in developing countries. Because the problem posed by the nonrandom participation of grower … actually increases smallholder welfare is still up for debate. This paper uses an experimentally derived nonparametric measure …

What is the impact of participation in commodity chains on producer welfare? Contract farming – wherein a processing … welfare in developing countries. Because the nonrandom participation of growers in contract farming has so far not been dealt … with convincingly, whether participation in contract farming increases welfare is up for debate. This paper uses the …

manufacturing. In this paper, we examine how the adoption of AM affects competition and welfare in traditionally standardized … changes are accompanied with a reduction in the number of traditional manufacturers. In terms of welfare, AM adoption …

manufacturing. In this paper, we examine how the adoption of AM affects competition and welfare in traditionally standardized … changes are accompanied with a reduction in the number of traditional manufacturers. In terms of welfare, AM adoption …

and welfare, and establish that in congested markets with free entry, the number of firms exceeds the social optimum. …

trucks cartel (1997-2011). Overall, we estimate a net welfare loss of approximately €0.7 bn. and an overcharge below 1% (€1 …

welfare maximising public firm, the society and the private firm benefit from technology licensing. Under technology licensing …

licensing are equivalent to each other regarding both the profitability and the welfare influences. …