Browsing Department of Economics (ECO) by Subject "L11"
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Title:The role of physical and financial constraints in export dynamics Author(s):CRESPO, Aranzazu; MUÑOZ-SEPULVEDA, Jesus A.Date:2015Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI MWP; 2015/17Abstract:How do firms' sales interact across markets? Recent empirical work has suggested that foreign and domestic sales are substitutes for firms facing financial and physical capacity constraints. Using a large Spanish firm-level ... -
Title:Product and Process Innovation in a Growth Model of Firm Selection Author(s):BENEDETTI FASIL, CristianaDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2009/30Abstract:Recent empirical evidence based on firm level data emphasizes firm heterogeneity in innovation activities and the different effects of process and product innovations on the productivity level and productivity growth. To ... -
Title:International Trade and Growth: The Impact of Selection and Imitation Author(s):STÖLTING, SarahDate:2009Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2009/21Abstract:This paper develops an endogenous growth model with heterogeneous firms to analyze the impact of intra-industry trade on productivity growth. Growth is generated by selection, and sustained by entrants imitating successful ...
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Title:Does Publicity Affect Competition? Evidence from Discontinuities in Public Procurement Auctions Author(s):COVIELLO, Decio; MARINIELLO, MarioDate:2008Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2008/04Abstract:Calls for tenders are the natural devices to inform bidders, thus to enlarge the pool of potential participants. We exploit discontinuities generated by the Italian Law on tender's publicity to identify the effect of ...
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Title:Does Responsive Pricing Smooth Demand Shocks? Author(s):COURTY, Pascal; PAGLIERO, MarioDate:2008Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2008/01Abstract:Using data from a unique pricing experiment, we investigate Vickrey’s conjecture that responsive pricing can be used to smooth both predictable and unpredictable demand shocks. Our evidence shows that increasing the ...
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Title:Technology Adoption and the Selection Effect of Trade Author(s):NAVAS-RUIZ, Antonio; SALA, DavideDate:2007Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2007/58Abstract:The reallocation of output across plants and the productivity growth at individual plants are both important sources of productivity growth at the industry level. Recent evidence has shown that trade liberalization is ...
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Title:Exclusionary Pricing and Rebates When Scale Matters Author(s):KARLINGER, Liliane; MOTTA, MassimoDate:2007Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2007/30Abstract:We consider an incumbent firm and a more effcient entrant, both offering a network good to several asymmetric buyers. The incumbent disposes of an installed base, while the entrant has a network of size zero at the ...
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Title:Employment Protection, Firm Selection, and Growth Author(s):POSCHKE, MarkusDate:2006Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2006/35Abstract:This paper analyzes the effect of firing costs on aggregate productivity growth. For this purpose, a model of endogenous growth through selection and imitation is developed. It is consistent with recent evidence on firm ...
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Title:State Aid to Attract FDI and the European Competition Policy: Should Variable Cost Aid Be Banned? Author(s):MARINIELLO, MarioDate:2006Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2006/41Abstract:The purpose of this paper is to analyze the European Commission's approach to state aid for foreign direct investment in a competition policy framework. The Commission shows to consider variable cost aid (VCA) to be more ...
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Title:Firm Heterogeneity and the Two Sources of Gains from Trade Author(s):AGUR, ItaiDate:2006Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI ECO; 2006/38Abstract:Recent empirical work identies two main channels through which consumers benefit from trade. Trade liberalization lowers prices, while it raises product variety. This paper develops the first model that connects both ...