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European competitiveness report 2003
Europäische Kommission - 2003
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The Potential for Competition between Pharmacies in Germany
Coenen, Michael; Haucap, Justus; Herr, Annika; … - 2011
This paper analyses the institutional framework for pharmacies in Germany and competition in that sector, which is … characterized by significant competition deficits. Based on our diagnosis and findings the advantages and disadvantages of two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010305916
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Settling for second best?: Reflections after the tenth anniversary of Wal-Mart's entry to the United Kingdom
Sparks, Leigh - 2011
Purpose - This paper evaluates the comparative progress of Asda in the UK since its surprise takeover by Wal-Mart in 1999. Wal-Mart expected to become the #1 retailer in the UK and many commentators saw massive problems ahead for local retailers. These expectations were not met; this paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009465849
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Spatial dependence and individual-tree growth models I. Characterising spatial dependence
Fox, J. C.; Bi, H. Q.; Ades, P. K. - 2007
neighbours are subject to similar environmental conditions, but the confounding influence of competition was also observed over …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009448357
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Inventory Management Under Market Size Dynamics
Olsen, TL; Parker, RP - 2008
We investigate the situation where a customer experiencing an inventory stockout at a retailer potentially leaves the firm's market. In classical inventory theory, a unit stockout penalty cost has been used as a surrogate to mimic the economic effect of such a departure; in this study, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009431041
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Can being behind get you ahead? : reference dependence and asymmetric equilibria in an unfair tournament
Bergerhoff, Jan; Vosen, Agnes - 2015
Everyone remembers a plot where a disadvantaged individual facing the prospect of failure, spends more effort, turns around the game and wins unexpectedly. Most tournament theories, however, predict the opposite pattern and see the disadvantaged agent investing less effort. We show that 'turn...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430528
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Rethinking the economic borders of the state ownership, assets, and competition
Helm, Dieter - In: Oxford review of economic policy 31 (2015) 2, pp. 168-185
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The benefits of relationship lending in a cross-country context : a meta-analysis
Kysucky, Vlado; Norden, Lars - In: Management science : journal of the Institute for … 62 (2016) 1, pp. 90-110
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011432927
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Competition and market strategies in the Swiss fixed telephony market
Balmer, Roberto E. - 2015
at the retail level. A rapid price decline and a decline in revenues followed. Increased retail competition eventually … be justified on the basis of a lack of competition. …
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Competition in treasury auctions
Elsinger, Helmut; Schmidt-Dengler, Philipp; Zulehner, … - 2016
We investigate the role of competition on the outcome of Austrian Treasury auctions. Austria's EU accession led to an … examine the effect of increased competition on auction performance: We find that increased competition reduced bidder surplus … aggressive bidding. Counterfactuals establish that as competition increases, concerns regarding auction format play a smaller …
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