Browsing Department of Economics (ECO) by Subject "L11"

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    Title: International Trade and Growth: The Impact of Selection and Imitation  Author(s): STÖLTING, Sarah Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: 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: Product and Process Innovation in a Growth Model of Firm Selection  Author(s): BENEDETTI FASIL, Cristiana Date: 2009 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: 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 ...
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    Title: Does Publicity Affect Competition? Evidence from Discontinuities in Public Procurement Auctions  Author(s): COVIELLO, Decio; MARINIELLO, Mario Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: 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, Mario Date: 2008 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: 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: Exclusionary Pricing and Rebates When Scale Matters  Author(s): KARLINGER, Liliane; MOTTA, Massimo Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: 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: Technology Adoption and the Selection Effect of Trade  Author(s): NAVAS-RUIZ, Antonio; SALA, Davide Date: 2007 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: 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: Employment Protection, Firm Selection, and Growth  Author(s): POSCHKE, Markus Date: 2006 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: 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: Firm Heterogeneity and the Two Sources of Gains from Trade  Author(s): AGUR, Itai Date: 2006 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: 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 ...
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    Title: State Aid to Attract FDI and the European Competition Policy: Should Variable Cost Aid Be Banned?  Author(s): MARINIELLO, Mario Date: 2006 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: 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 ...