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This original new book offers a comprehensive and engaging perspective on the theory of vertical differentiation. It … equilibrium in duopoly games, positional effects attached to status goods, international trade, collusion, advertising and the …
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Recent years have seen the development of new theories of market failure based on asymmetric information and network effects. According to the new paradigm, we can expect substantial failure in the markets for labor, credit, insurance, software, new technologies and even used cars, to give but a...
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: Theory, and Evidence from eBay', Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 15 (2), Summer, 353-69 -- Gary E. Bolton …
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"The Elgar Companion to Information Economics dexterously navigates this interdisciplinary field of research which celebrates the crucial contribution of information to decision making, market dynamics, and economic well-being. Offering a wealth of conceptual analysis, this erudite Companion...
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This timely volume offers a comprehensive assessment of the dynamics of firms' behaviour and organization, providing an essential outline of the ways in which our understanding of firms and markets is evolving. Key topics, such as the interplay between labour and capital, the choice of the...
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1. Introduction -- 2. The intangible economy -- 3. Patent information and corporate credit ratings : an empirical study of patent valuation by credit rating agencies -- 4. IPR management and company valuation in the pharmaceutical industry : an exploratory study -- 5. IPR management, corporate...
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demonstrates the considerable influence that his work on economic theory has had on his contemporaries, and the profession as a … / Mark Roberts -- Endogenous growth theory : a partial critique / Philip Arestis and Malcolm Sawyer -- The nature of economic … growth and the neoclassical approach. : more questions than answers? / John McCombie -- On the core of macroeconomic theory …
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The definition and measurement of productivity in services raises important conceptual, methodological and strategic problems. This book aims to provide a critical review of the main debates on productivity in the domain of services. The first part examines the theoretical consequences of...
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explores the fundamental theoretical basis of highway finance, in particular the use of tolls, and supports that theory with …
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Paul Vlaar contends that strategic alliances and other forms of cooperation, such as buyer-supplier relationships, joint ventures and offshoring initiatives, increasingly stand at the basis of competitive advantage. Although contracts and trust play a crucial role in such relationships, prior...
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