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Low Quality Leadership in Vertically Differentiated Duopoly
Kuhn, Michael - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University …
According to the business literature a firm's competitive position is determined by the nature of the market. In a 'premium' market, profit leadership falls to firms of- fering high quality, whereas in a 'value' market, it falls to low quality providers, which on grounds of a cost advantage...
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To Block or not to Block? Network Competition when Skype enters the Mobile Market
Datta, Bipasa; Lo, Yu-Shan - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University … - 2013
) attempt to block Skype's entry on their networks, some actually welcome it even if it apparently conflicts with their … symmetric (where Skype's entry is either accommodated or blocked by both MNOs) or asymmetric (where only one has the incentive …-off) relative to the one where entry is blocked. …
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A Simple Business-Cycle Model with Schumpeterian Features
Costa, Luis F; Dixon, Huw D - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University …
regulates the type of entry that dominates in the economy: new products or more competition in existing industries. Considering …
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Entry Dynamics, Capacity Utilisation and Productivity in a Dynamic Open Economy.
Aloi, Marta; Dixon, Huw - Department of Economics and Related Studies, University …
defines an optimal firm size. Changes to the number of firms is subject to adjustment costs, so that the entry dynamics is …
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Innovations in Financing Food Security
Llanto, Gilberto M.; Badiola, Jocelyn R. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
A recent publication of the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has highlighted the food insecurity problem facing the globe : food production will have to increase by 70% in 2050 to keep up with a global population that is projected to grow from 6 billion to 9 billion. There has to be...
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Socio-Economic Impact of Mobile Phones on Indian Agriculture
Mittal, Surabhi; Gandhi, Sanjay; Tripathi, Gaurav - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
Deficits in physical infrastructure, problems with availability of agricultural inputs and poor access to agriculture-related information are the major constraints on the growth of agricultural productivity in India. The more rapid growth of mobile telephony as compared to fixed line telephony...
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Profitable Use of SCF in a Policy Context : the Case of Rice Stockholding in the Philippines
Reyes, Celia M.; Mina, Christian D. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
This paper documents the activities of the National Food Authority (NFA), particularly on rice marketing, in realizing its mandates of buying high and selling low. Because the Philippine agriculture is greatly affected by extreme climate events such as El Nio and La Nia, this paper highlights...
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Achieving Boro Rice Production Targets in FY2009-10 : Challenges and Actions Required
Deb, UttamÂÂ; Khaled, Nafisa; Bairagi, Subir KantiÂÂ; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
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The Costs of Achieving the Millennium Development Goals through Adopting Organic Agriculture
Markandya, Anil; Setboonsarng, Sununtar; Hui, Qiao Yu; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This paper provides estimates of the costs of organic agriculture (OA) programs, and sets them in the context of the costs of attaining the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It analyzes the costs of OA programs in four case studies : Wanzai, PRC; Wuyuan, PRC; Kandy, Sri Lanka; and...
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HIGHER BORO PRODUCTION FOR FOOD SECURITY : AN INTEGRATED STRATEGY
Deb, Uttam; Khaled, Nafisa; Bairagi, Subir Kanti; Amin, … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
Achieving self-sufficiency in foodgrain production by 2012, reduction of prices of essential commodities, and poverty reduction were amongst the most important election pledges of the new government. These commitments are of complementary nature. Attainment of food security at the national and...
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