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Grossman, Gene; Helpman, Elhanan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

We study the determinants of the location of sub-contracted activity in a general equilibrium model of outsourcing and … trade. We model outsourcing as an activity that requires search for a partner and relationship-specific investments that are … governed by incomplete contracts. The extent of international outsourcing depends inter alia on the thickness of the domestic …

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Global versus Local Competition

Legros, Patrick; Stahl, Konrad - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

market performance under monopoly versus oligopoly. If consumers have to choose once where to shop we show that under all …, prices may increase under oligopoly. We check the robustness of these results in various extensions and draw consequences on …

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Flexibility and Collusion with Imperfect Monitoring

Bigoni, Maria; Potters, Jan; Spagnolo, Giancarlo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

Flexibility - the ability to react swiftly to others' choices - facilitates collusion by reducing gains from defection before opponents react. Under imperfect monitoring, however, flexibility may also hinder collusion by inducing punishment after too few noisy signals. The combination of these...

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R&D and Strategic Industrial Location in International Oligopolies

Pires, Garcia; José, Armando - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

In a spatial economy where oligopolist firms compete in R&D, it is found that geography affects the innovative behaviour of firms. Notably, international differences in market size conduce to endogenous asymmetries between firms given that firms located in the country with more demand have...

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The Evolution of Price Dispersion in the European Car Market

Goldberg, Pinelopi Koujianou; Verboven, Frank - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

prices to these fluctuations. These facts are analysed within the framework of a multi-product oligopoly model with product …

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Multilateral Subsidy Games

Leahy, Dermot; Neary, J Peter - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

This paper examines the rationale for multilateral agreements to limit investment subsidies. The welfare ranking of symmetric multilateral subsidy games is shown to depend on whether or not investment levels are "friendly", raising rival profits in total, and/or strategic complements, raising...

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International Trade with Competitiveness Effects in R&D

Pires, Garcia; José, Armando - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

In an oligopoly trade model where firms engage in R&D, international differences in market size allow for the emergence …

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Minimum Quality Standards as Facilitating Devices: An Example with Leapfrogging and Exit

Lutz, Stefan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

The recent extensive study of vertical product differentiation models has allowed for the analysis of international trade issues in the presence of country asymmetries in terms of product qualities, technology, costs, market size, and income. In the presence of such asymmetries, national...

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International Leapfrogging and Subsidies

Lutz, Stefan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997

The recent extensive study of vertical product differentiation models has allowed for the analysis of international trade issues in the presence of country asymmetries in terms of product qualities, technology, costs, market size and income. In the presence of such asymmetries, national...

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Reciprocal Dumping with Bertrand Competition

Friberg, Richard; Ganslandt, Mattias - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

This paper examines if international trade can reduce total welfare in an international oligopoly with differentiated …

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