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Title: Business Cycles for G7 and European Countries Author(s): ARTIS, Michael J.; KONTOLEMIS, Zenon G.; OSBORN, Denise R. Date: 1997 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This article proposes classical business cycle turning points for the G7 and a number of European countries based on industrial production. This enables us to examine the international nature of cyclical movements free ...

Title: Buyers' Coordination and Entry Author(s): MOTTA, Massimo; FUMAGALLI, Chiara Date: 2001 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: CEPR Discussion Paper; 2001/2908

Title: Buyers' Miscoordination, Entry and Downstream Competition Author(s): FUMAGALLI, Chiara; MOTTA, Massimo Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: This article shows that buyers' coordination failures might prevent entry in an industry with an incumbent firm and a more efficient potential entrant. If there were a single buyer, or if all buyers formed a central ...

Title: Buying Frenzies Author(s): COURTY, Pascal Date: 2005 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 2005/27

Title: Can Forecasters' Motives Explain Rejection of the Rational Expectations Hypothesis? Author(s): EHRBECK, Tilman; WALDMANN, Robert Date: 1994 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 1994/02

Title: Can Non-Linear Time Series Models Generate US Business Cycle Asymmetric Shape? Author(s): GALVAO, Ana Beatriz C. Date: 2002 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Fifteen univariate non-linear time series models of US output are evaluated by their ability to reproduce the asymmetric shape of the US business cycle. Two models account for the growth being faster after a trough and ...

Title: Can Stabilization Policies Be Efficient? Author(s): SAIDI, Aurélien Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 2009/01 Abstract: This paper makes use of optimal control relaxed problems to prove the absence of optimal trajectory in continuous time models with social increasing returns to scale where indeterminacy occurs. Although an efficient optimal ...

Title: Can the Natural Resource Curse Be Turned into a Blessing? The Role of Trade Policies and Institutions Author(s): AREZKI, Rabah; VAN DER PLOEG, Frederick Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 2007/35 Abstract: We criticise existing empirical results on the detrimental effects of natural resource dependence on the rate of economic growth after controlling for institutional quality, openness and initial income. These results do ...

Title: Can the Variables in an Extended Solow Model be Treated as Exogenous? Learning from International Comparisons Across Decades Author(s): VERNER, Dorte Date: 1995 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 1995/20

Title: Can Trade Help Poor People? The Role of Trade, Trade Policy and Market Access in Tanzania Author(s): DUYGAN, Burcu; BUMP, Jesse B Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: Many development economists prescribe trade as a poverty-reducing formula. But how is this elixir supposed to work? This article contributes to the lively debate on this topic with household evidence from Tanzania — a poor ...

Title: Can Waste Improve Welfare? Author(s): PELLONI, Alessandra; WALDMANN, Robert Date: 1997 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 1997/12

Title: Capital structure and investment dynamics with fire sales Author(s): GALE, Douglas; GOTTARDI, Piero Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 2013/09 Abstract: We study a general equilibrium model in which firms choose their capital structure optimally, trading off the tax advantages of debt against the risk of costly default. The costs of default are endogenous: bankrupt firms ...

Title: Capitolo 1 Author(s): BAMBI, Mauro Date: 2005 Type of Publication: Contribution to book

Title: Capitolo 2 Author(s): BAMBI, Mauro Date: 2005 Type of Publication: Contribution to book

Title: Car mechanics in the lab : investigating the behavior of real experts on experimental markets for credence goods Author(s): BECK, Adrian; KERSCHBAMER, Rudolf; QIU, Jianying; SUTTER, Matthias Date: 2014 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 2014/02 Abstract: Credence goods, such as car repairs or medical services, are characterized by severe informational asymmetries between sellers and consumers, leading to fraud in the form of provision of insufficient service (undertreatment), ...

Title: Career Choices of German High School Graduates: Evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel Author(s): MERZ, Monika; SCHIMMELPFENNIG, Axel Date: 1999 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 1999/11

Title: The Career Costs of Children Author(s): ADDA, Jérôme; DUSTMANN, Christian; STEVENS, Katrien Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 2012/01 Abstract: This paper analyzes the life-cycle career costs associated with child rearing and decomposes their effects into unearned wages (as women drop out of the labor market), loss of human capital, and selection into more ...

Title: The case against patents Author(s): BOLDRIN, Michele; LEVINE, David K. Date: 2013 Type of Publication: Article Abstract: The case against patents can be summarized briefly: there is no empirical evidence that they serve to increase innovation and productivity, unless productivity is identified with the number of patents awarded—which, as ...

Title: A Case for a Well-Defined Negative Marxian Exploitation Author(s): SUVAKOVIC OLGIN, Djordje Date: 1992 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO; 1992/19

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