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Competition and Trust: Evidence from German Car Manufacturers
Felli, Leonardo; Koenen, Johannes; Stahl, Konrad O. - CESifo - 2011
We explore the determinants and effects of trust relationships between upstream suppliers and downstream producers. Using unique survey data on individual supplier-buyer relationships in the German automotive industry, we show, by means of different measures of supplier-buyer trust, that higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008853846
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Competition and Trust: Evidence from German Car Manufacturers
Felli, Leonardo; Koenen, Johannes; Stahl, Konrad - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
We explore the determinants and effects of trust relationships between upstream suppliers and downstream producers. Using unique survey data on individual supplier-buyer relationships in the German automotive industry, we show, by means of different measures of supplier-buyer trust, that higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008854478
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Death by Market Power: Reform, Competition and Patient Outcomes in the National Health Service
Gaynor, Martin; Moreno-Serra, Rodrigo; Propper, Carol - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
The effect of competition on the quality of health care remains a contested issue. Most empirical estimates rely on … the impact of competition on hospital outcomes. The English government introduced a policy in 2006 to promote competition … competition on not only clinical outcomes but also productivity and expenditure. Our data set is large, containing information on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008854479
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The Effects of Ownership Structure and Competition on Risk-Taking Behavior: Evidence from UAE Conventional and Islamic Banks
Al-Tamimi, Hussein A. Hassan; Jellali, Neila - In: The International Journal of Business and Finance Research 7 (2013) 2, pp. 115-124
The objective of this study is to examine the effect of ownership structure and competition on risk-taking behaviour of … ownership structure. Concentration is used as a measure of competition. Three control variables are also included in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011143923
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Financing Experimentation
Macchiavello, Rocco - Department of Economics, University of Warwick - 2013
Entrepreneurs must experiment to learn how good they are at a new activity. What happens when the experimentation is financed by a lender? Under common scenarios, i.e., when there is the opportunity to learn by "starting small" or when "no-compete" clauses cannot be enforced ex-post, we show...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011144192
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Compatibility, Intellectual Property, Innovation and Efficiency in Durable Goods Markets with Network Effects
Athanasopoulos, Thanos - Department of Economics, University of Warwick - 2014
This paper analyses firms’ behaviour towards compatibility and the relation of these decisions with their incentives to invest into improving their durable, network goods. By using a sequential game where the dominant firm plays first, we give its competitor the ability to build on innovations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011144229
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Are Sunk Costs Irrelevant? Evidence from Playing Time in the National Basketball Association
Leeds, Daniel; Leeds, Michael A.; Motomura, Akira - Economics Department, Temple University - 2013
The importance of sunk costs in economic decision making is a major source of disagreement between neoclassical and behavioral economists. We provide a direct test of the role played by sunk costs using evidence from the National Basketball Association. Because teams have a greater financial and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011144253
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THE COMPETITION IN TRADE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE FINAL CONSUMERS WELFARE
VASLOBAN, Eva; IOSOF, Susana-Irina - In: Academica Science Journal, Economica Series 1 (2013) 2, pp. 53-60
In this paper we addressed the issue of competition, emphasizing its influence on the final consumers' welfare, the … main beneficiary of the competition. We studied the evolution of consumer prices and the populations income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011144396
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Prescribing Behavior of General Practitioners : Competition Matters!
Schaumans, C.B.C. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2014
exhibit different prescribing behavior (volume and value of prescriptions) when confronted with more competition. As there is … no monetary benefit in doing so, this type of (perceived) quality competition originates from GPs satisfying patients … the level of competition. The level of competition is measured by GP density, after controlling for the number of GPs and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011144447
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Prescribing Behavior of General Practitioners : Competition Matters!
Schaumans, C.B.C. - Tilburg University, Tilburg Law and Economic Center - 2014
exhibit different prescribing behavior (volume and value of prescriptions) when confronted with more competition. As there is … no monetary benefit in doing so, this type of (perceived) quality competition originates from GPs satisfying patients … the level of competition. The level of competition is measured by GP density, after controlling for the number of GPs and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011144463