Is the variation in bilateral trade flows across countries primarily due to differences in the number of exporting firms (the extensive margin) or in the average size of an exporter (the intensive margin)? And how does this affect the estimation and quantitative implications of the Melitz (2003)...

Grundlagen: Marktforschung, Business Analytics, Design-Thinking-Methoden, Rechtsrahmen, Kennzahlenmodelle -- Strategisches Marketing-Controlling: Delphi-Analyse, Future Studies, Frühaufklärung, Analysetechniken -- Operatives Marketing-Controlling: Kommunikationspolitik, Produktpolitik,...

Dieses essential diskutiert die Grundlagen der Letzten Meile in der Logistik, ihre Probleme und betriebswirtschaftlichen Gestaltungsfelder. Die Letzte Meile ist der Prozess der Übergabe von Konsumgütern in die Hände des Endkunden. Dieser Begriff wird anhand vieler Praxisbeispiele der...

Is the variation in bilateral trade flows across countries primarily due to differences in the number of exporting firms (the extensive margin) or in the average size of an exporter (the intensive margin)? And how does this affect the estimation and quantitative implications of the Melitz (2003)...

We show that including distribution costs into a general equilibrium model of international portfolio choice contributes to explaining the “home bias” in international equity investment. Our model is able to replicate observed investment positions for a wide range of parameter values, even...

We show that including distribution costs into a general equilibrium model of international portfolio choice contributes to explaining the "home bias" in international equity investment. Our model is able to replicate observed investment positions for a wide range of parameter values, even if...

"This paper explores the role of export costs in the process of poverty reduction in rural Africa. We claim that the marketing costs that emerge when the commercialization of export crops requires intermediaries can lead to lower participation into export cropping and, thus, to higher poverty....