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Simultaneous Vs. Sequential Sales, Intensity of Competition and Uncertainty

Feng, Juan; Chatterjee, Kalyan - 2008

impatient, a sequential sale can still be more profitable for the seller as it stimulates competition among forward …-looking bidders. This result depends on: (1) the "intensity of competition", which is characterized by the number of items available …

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Precision in U-Type and J-Type Tournaments

Schöttner, Anja - 2005

In this paper I contrast the impact of precision, i.e., the level of accuracy with which workers' performance is assessed, on wage costs in U- and J-type tournaments. In U-type tournaments prizes are fixed. In J-type tournaments only an overall wage sum is specified. The principal can increase...

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Competition and Coordination in Experimental Minority Games

Bottazzi, Giulio; Devetag, Giovanna - 2007

This work presents experimental results on a coordination game in which agents must repeatedly choose between two sides, and a positive fixed payoff is assigned only to agents who pick the minoritarian side. We conduct laboratory experiments in which stationary groups of five players play the...

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Unions : Rent Creators or Extractors?

Aidt, Toke Skovsgaard; Sena, Vania - 2005

systematically related to the economic and regulatory environment in which the union operates. Product market competition encourages …

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Reciprocity, Social Ties, and Competition in Markets for Experience Goods

Huck, Steffen; Tyran, Jean-Robert - 2006

when there are social ties between consumers and competition between firms. The existence of social ties or competition …

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A Theory of Affirmative Action in College Admissions

Fu, Qiang - 2005

increases competition and induces both groups to invest more in educational attainment. When the weaker group is in the minority …

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Does Competition Among Public Schools Benefit Students and Taxpayers? A Comment on Hoxby (2000)

Rothstein, Jesse - 2005

indicates a choice effect near zero. There is thus little evidence that schools respond to Tiebout competition by raising …

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Competition, Regulation and Private Schools

Harrison, Mark - 2005

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Price-Setting Behaviour, Competition, and Mark-Up Shocks in the New Keynesian Model

Khan, Hashmat - 2005

Recent research and policy discussions have noted that the potentially increased competition among firms since the 1990 … Calvo price-setting assumptions imply the same reduced-form New Keynesian Phillips Curve (NKPC). Increased competition among … concerns about potential loss of market share. These effects are further dampened in an environment of more intense competition …

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School Meals, Educational Achievement, and School Competition : Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation

Vermeersch, Christel; Kremer, Michael - 2005

Vermeersch and Kremer examine the effects of subsidized school meals on school participation, educational achievement, and school finance in a developing country setting. They use data from a program that was implemented in 25 randomly chosen preschools in a pool of 50. Children's school...

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