Regional patterns of inflation persistence have received attention only at a very coarse level of territorial disaggregation, that of EMU member states. However economic disparities within EMU member states are an equally important policy issue. This paper considers a country with a large...

Bei der Ansiedlung großflächiger Einzelhandelsvorhaben stellt sich stets die Frage nach ihrer Verträglichkeit. Zur Beantwortung dieser Frage sind Einzelhandelsgutachten unerlässlich. Dabei stehen die Ergebnisse und nicht zuletzt die Einzelhandelsgutachten selbst immer wieder in der Kritik,...

This paper attempts to investigate the impact of sectoral wage laws in South Africa. Specifically, we examine the impact of minimum wage laws promulgated in the Retail, Domestic work, Forestry, Security, and Taxi sectors using 15 waves of biannual Labour Force Survey data for the 2000-2007...

The paper explores incentives for strategic vertical separation of firms in a framework of a simple duopoly model. Each firm chooses either to be a retailer of its own good (vertical integration) or to sell its good through an independent exclusive retailer (vertical separation). In the latter...

Does the internet increase competition? To address this question, I exploit two institutional details unique to Germany: (1) Some municipalities received glass fibre cables that cannot be upgraded to DSL; I use these municipalities as a treatment group with reduced online competition. (2) German...

Die Frage nach der betrieblichen Standortwahl ist ein komplexer Prozess, bei dem mehrere Faktoren wie beispielsweise das Absatzpotential, die Konkurrenzsituation oder die Erreichbarkeit im Vorfeld untersucht werden müssen. Auch die finanzielle Ausstattung der Bevölkerung, die regional sehr...

We compare predictions from a theoretical model based on the structure of the main outdoor retail market in Jerusalem with the results of an empirical analysis of price response to changes in cost. We find that firms without adjacent competition exhibit both upward and downward price rigidity,...

A study involving a Global 500 company finds that frontline employees' perceptions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) can contribute to their customer orientation (self-rated) and objective job performance (supervisor-rated) by activating social identification processes. Employees identify...

This paper analyzes the strategic use of bilateral supply contracts in sequential negotiations between one manufacturer and two differentiated retailers. Allowing for general contracts and retail bargaining power, I show that the first contracting parties have incentives to manipulate their...

Die Konzentration der Daseinsvorsorgeeinrichtungen sowie die Zuordnung derselben zu den Siedlungsbereichen sind angesichts des demografischen Wandels wichtige Maßnahmen zur Sicherung der Tragfähigkeit der Daseinsvorsorge sowie der Erreichbarkeit der Standorte. Der Beitrag beschreibt anhand...