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The Regulation of Private Schools Serving Low-Income Families in Andhra Pradesh, India

Dixon, Pauline; Tooley, James - In: The Review of Austrian Economics 18 (2005) 1, pp. 29-54

This paper sets out some findings of a research project carried out in private unaided schools in low-income areas of Hyderabad, India. The part of the research project documented here was designed to examine the question: ‘Is the regulatory regime conducive to entrepreneurial action and...

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Nature or nurture: why do railroads carry greater freight share in the United States than in Europe?

Vassallo, Jose; Fagan, Mark - In: Transportation 34 (2007) 2, pp. 177-193

During the 1950s, the share of freight carried by railroads was similar and declining in both the United States and Europe. By 2000, the railroads’ share of freight (measured in ton–kilometers) had reached 38% in the United States while falling to 8% in Europe. This paper examines the...

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Stadiums and convention centers as community loss leaders

Wirtz, Ronald A. - In: Fedgazette (2001) Mar, pp. 5-7

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Edifice Complex: Ninth District cities are investing millions in stadiums, multiuse arenas and convention centers in hopes of better economic development and entertainment options

Wirtz, Ronald A. - In: Fedgazette (2001) Mar, pp. 1-1

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Financial regulation and the competitiveness of the large U.S. corporation

Demsetz, Harold - In: Review (1993) Mar, pp. 61-67

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How increased product market competition may be reshaping America's labor markets

Duca, John V. - In: Economic and Financial Policy Review (1998) Q IV, pp. 2-16

. Specifically, he illustrates how fiercer product market competition can theoretically reduce the prevalence of nominal wage … supporting the view that increased competition has reduced the use of nominal contracts and the indexation of contract wages, and … presents limited, inconclusive data supporting the view that greater product market competition has boosted the overall use of …

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Can competition between brokers mitigate agency conflicts with their customers?

Chakravarty, Sugato; Sarkar, Asani - Federal Reserve Bank of New York - 1997

encouraging competition between brokers as an alternative to banning such practices. We empirically show that the critical number …

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Globalization and inflation dynamics: the impact of increased competition

Sbordone, Argia M. - Federal Reserve Bank of New York - 2008

This paper analyzes the potential effect of global market competition on inflation dynamics. It does so through the … competition to reduce the slope of the inflation-marginal cost relation. …

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Investment shocks and business cycles

Justiniano, Alejandro; Primiceri, Giorgio E.; … - Federal Reserve Bank of New York - 2008

frequencies, but not over the business cycle. Finally, we show that imperfect competition and, to a lesser extent, technological …

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Theories of Fairness and Reciprocity - Evidence and Economic Applications

Fehr, Ernst; Schmidt, Klaus M. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

Most economic models are based on the self-interest hypothesis that assumes that all people are exclusively motivated by their material self-interest. In recent years experimental economists have gathered overwhelming evidence that systematically refutes the self-interest hypothesis and suggests...

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