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During the 1980s, per capita consumption of absolute ethanol in the U.S. declined by 14 percent. In 1979, consumption was 2.94 gallons per capita compared to 2.52 gallons in 1989. The objective of this paper is to explain the decline in consumption, both for total ethanol and by beverage. The...
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This paper employs United States Census data to study the occupational allocation of immigrants. The data reveal that the occupational shares of various ethnic groups have grown drastically in regional labor markets over the period 1980 to 2000. We examine the extent to which this growth can be...
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maintain an advantage over potential entrants. We study if backward compatibility moderates this process of rebuilding an … installed base. Using a structural model of the U.S. market for handheld game consoles, we show that backward compatibility lets … software. We examine the tradeoff between technological progress and backward compatibility and find that backward …
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This Editorial evaluates 14 invaluable and interesting articles in the Special Issue "Applied Econometrics" for the Journal of Risk and Financial Management (JRFM). The topics covered include recovering historical inflation data from postage stamps prices, FHA loans in foreclosure proceedings...
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I examine the effects of FCC regulation on the innovation and introduction of advanced telecommunications services in the U.S. An interim of lighter regulation provides an experiment to test the regulatory regime''s impact on innovation. The econometric model comprises an arrival process (for...
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