In-memory technology will radically transform the world of enterprise information systems Ðaccording to our enterprising quartet of Tim, Stephan, Martin, and Christian. Their article provides a comprehensive description of the elements of in-memory technology and the ways it might improve the...

We extend the Behrens et al. (2009) general equilibrium heterogeneous firms framework by horizontal foreign direct investment. The model features endogenously determined firm entrants, wages, productivity cutoff s, flexible price markups and allows for wage differentials across countries in...

This paper highlights the following unique characteristic of the piped water market: Consider two firms that supply different water qualities into the same net. The mixed water quality of both firms defines the fixed costs of the net. These costs decrease with a higher water quality. Our model...

I introduce an alternative parameter-based definition of component- and headquarter-intensive sectors into the seminal model of global sourcing by Antràs and Helpman (2004, JPE). This approach overcomes problems of the original sector definition like counter intuitive classifications or...

We provide an axiomatic framework for exchange markets with a willingnessto- pay/willingness-to-accept discrepancy. First, we obtain a two parameter family of market invariants under price-scaling representing the excess demand. One of the parameters can be identified as endowment. The other is...