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Market Power of the Input Supplier, Technology Transfer and Consumer Welfare

Cao, Jiyun; Mukherjee, Arijit - CESifo - 2014

It is believed that market power of the input supplier, charging a linear price, is detrimental for the consumers since it creates the double marginalisation problem. We show that this view may not be true if the final goods producers can adopt strategies to reduce rent extraction by the input...

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Can Deunionization Lead to International Outsourcing?

Lommerud, Kjell Erik; Meland, Frode; Straume, Odd Rune - CESifo - 2005

We analyze unionized firms’ incentives to outsource intermediate goods production to foreign (low-cost) subcontractors. Such outsourcing leads to increased wages for the remaining in-house production. We find that stronger unions, which imply higher domestic wages, reduce incentives for...

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Market Power of the Input Supplier, Technology Transfer and Consumer Welfare

Cao, Jiyun - 2014

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Transport Subsidies, System Choice, and Urban Sprawl

Brueckner, Jan K. - CESifo - 2003

This paper analyzes the effect of transport subsidies on the spatial expansion of cities, asking whether subsidies are … a source of undesirable urban sprawl. While the cost-reducing effect of transport subsidies is offset by a higher … expansion of cities. If the transport system exhibits constant returns to scale, the subsidies are inefficient, making the urban …

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A Spatial Approach to Energy Economics

Moreno Cruz, Juan; Taylor, Michael Scott - 2021

We develop a spatial model of energy exploitation where energy sources are differentiated by their geographic location and energy density. The spatial setting creates a scaling law that magnifies the importance of differences across energy sources. As a result, renewable sources twice as dense,...

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The Impact of R&D Cooperations on Drug Variety Offered on the Market. Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry

Banerjee, Tannista; Siebert, Ralph - CESifo - 2014

Our study puts special attention to the fact that R&D cooperations in the pharmaceutical industry are formed at different stages throughout the drug development process. We study if the timing to engage in R&D cooperations in the pharmaceutical industry has different impacts on the technology...

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FRAND Royalties and Injunctions for Standard Essential Patents

Choi, Jay Pil - CESifo - 2014

I develop a stylized model of court procedures that resolve disputes concerning FRAND-encumbered standard essential patents (SEPs). I analyze the effects of injunctions and potential court-imposed FRAND rates on negotiated royalty rates. The SEP-holders’ ability to hold-up is constrained by...

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The Economics of Pending Patents

Koenen, Johannes; Peitz, Martin - CESifo - 2011

We provide a treatment of a number of questions pertaining to pending patents – a subject that has so-far mainly been discussed en-passant in the existing literature. We present the underlying institutional and legal framework that governs pending patents and some basic facts related to them....

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Formal Contracts, Relational Contracts, and the Threat-Point Effect

Itoh, Hideshi; Morita, Hodaka - CESifo - 2011

Can formal contracts help resolving the holdup problem? We address this important question by studying the holdup problem in repeated transactions between a seller and a buyer in which the seller can make relation-specific investments in each period. In contrast to previous findings, we...

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Incomplete Specialization and Offshoring across Europe

Frensch, Richard; Hanousek, Jan; Kocenda, Evžen - CESifo - 2012

Recent empirical studies have been searching for evidence on and driving forces for offshoring. Frequently, this has been done by analyzing gross trade flows related to offshore activities using gravity equations augmented by ad hoc measures of supply-side country differences. This paper...

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