We propose a general equilibrium model with oligopolistic output markets where two channels can cause a change in market power: (i) technology, via changes to productivity shocks and the cost of entry, (ii) market structure, via changes to the number of potential competitors. First, we...

We explore how firms grow by adding products. In contrast to most earlier work on the topic, our conceptual and empirical framework allows for separate treatment of product innovation (vertical differentiation) and diversification (horizontal differentiation). Chad Syverson Professor of...

We use comprehensive micro data in the French manufacturing sector between 1995 and 2017 to document the effects of automation technologies on employment, sales, prices, wages, and the labor share. Causal effects are estimated with event studies and a shift-share IV design...

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Klaus Gugler (Vienna University of Economics and Business, AUT)

Lean Management ist ein Thema, das bei Produktions- und Logistikfachleuten immer stärker in den Vordergrund rückt. Das 3. Cluster-Forum "Schlanker Materialfluss" zeigt großen, aber insbesondere kleinen und mittelständischen Unternehmen Wege auf, wie sie "Kanban", "Kaizen" und "Lean...