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The consequences of the adoption of quality standards on the endogenous timing of moves are investigated in a vertically differentiated duopoly. We obtain two main results. First, we prove that, when the low-quality firm is Stackelberg leader in the quality stage, the related MQS is ineffective....
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The authors model the introduction of a minimum quality standard in a vertically differentiated duopoly. They extend the literature by determining the standard endogenously, showing that the maximization of social welfare entails an increase in the surplus accruing to consumers served by the low...
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L'approvazione in Italia della nuova legge sull'impresa sociale rinnova alcuni importanti interrogativi sugli obiettivi economici e sul sistema di incentivi che determinano l'esistenza e la diffusione di una forma di impresa che si caratterizza come soggetto privato, imprenditoriale, a finalita'...
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In questo saggio si espongono alcune ragioni giustificative dell'adozione, da parte di organizzazioni non profit (d'ora in poi, ONP), di uno strumento di rendicontazione sociale come il bilancio di missione. La tesi di fondo che intendiamo sviluppare e' sintetizzabile nei termini seguenti: e'...
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We analyze the design of optimal regulation of a domestic monopolist that also competes in an unregulated foreign market. We show how foreign activities by the regulated firm affect domestic regulation, consumers’ surplus and firm’s profits. Although expansion in unregulated foreign markets...
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