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Konrad, Kai A.; Kovenock, Dan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

We study an all-pay contest with multiple identical prizes ("lifeboat seats"). Prizes are partitioned into subsets of prizes ("lifeboats"). Players play a two-stage game. First, each player chooses an element of the partition ("a lifeboat"). Then each player competes for a prize in the subset...

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Networks in Conflict: Theory and Evidence from the Great War of Africa

König, Michael; Rohner, Dominic; Thoenig, Mathias; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

We study from both a theoretical and an empirical perspective how a network of military alliances and enmities affects the intensity of a conflict. The model combines elements from network theory and from the politico-economic theory of conflict. We postulate a Tullock contest success function...

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Worker Matching and Firm Value

Moen, Espen R; Yashiv, Eran - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

This paper studies the hiring and firing decisions of firms and their effects on firm value. This is done in an environment where the productivity of workers depends on how well they match with their co-workers and the firm acts as a coordinating device. Match quality derives from a production...

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Direct and Cross-Scheme Effects in a Research and Development Subsidy Program

Hottenrott, Hanna; Lopes Bento, Cindy; Veugelers, Reinhilde - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

research grants than for development grants. We also find cross-scheme effects that may arise due to complementarity between …

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Complementarities in Innovation Policy

Mohnen, Pierre; Röller, Lars-Hendrik - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

industries display a considerable amount of complementarity, with some industries being complementary across all obstacles. We …

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Who Wants To Revise Privatization? The Complementarity of Market Skills and Institutions

Denisova, Irina; Eller, Markus; Frye, Timothy; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

Using survey data from 28 transition countries, we test for the complementarity and substitutability of market …

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Complementarity in the Innovation Strategy: Internal R&D, External Technology Acquisition and Cooperation

Cassiman, Bruno; Veugelers, Reinhilde - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

&D with other firms and research organizations. In this Paper we provide evidence on complementarity between different … result is consistent with complementarity between own R&D and external technology sourcing activities. Furthermore, we show … perceived complementarity between these innovation activities. An important finding is that a capacity to strategically protect …

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Innovation Complimentarity and Scale of Production

Miravete, Eugenio J; Pernías, Jose C - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

This Paper is an empirical study on the existence of complementarity between product and process innovation. We present … the existence of complementarity among production and innovation strategies. We apply the model to analyse the Spanish … significant complementarity between product and process innovation. We are able to separate the nature of complementarity …

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The Joint Behavior of Hiring and Investment

Yashiv, Eran - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

significant and is negatively signed, implying complementarity between investment and hiring. There is a substantial role for …

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Competitive Pressure and the Adoption of Complementary Innovations

Kretschmer, Tobias; Miravete, Eugenio J; Pernías, Jose C - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

Liberalization of the European automobile distribution system in 2002 limits the ability of manufacturers to impose vertical restraints, leading to a substantial increase in competitive pressure among dealers. We estimate an equilibrium model of profit maximization to evaluate how dealers change...

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