This guide will introduce you to the agri-food sector in Canada and how to leverage the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). It provides an overview of the size of the Canadian agri-food market, the distribution structure, key players and trends, along with opportunities...

The fashion, textiles and footwear (FTF) industry is a consumer-focused industry, subject to constant change. It covers diverse economic activities, ranging from the transformation of natural or synthetic fibres to the production of manufactured products. The FTF sector covers apparel (clothing...

This guide will introduce you to the agri-food sector in Canada and how to leverage the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). It provides an overview of the size of the Canadian agri-food market, the distribution structure, key players and trends, along with opportunities...

The fashion, textiles and footwear (FTF) industry is a consumer-focused industry, subject to constant change. It covers diverse economic activities, ranging from the transformation of natural or synthetic fibres to the production of manufactured products. The FTF sector covers apparel (clothing...

We turn the zero-profit condition that is typically used to determine the number of firms into a game of entry/exit. We assume that identical firms compete in Cournot fashion, and when market conditions change, the equilibrium number of firms is determined in an entry/exit game. Focusing on...

We show that adverse selection is a key determinant of banking market structure. Using data on US bank branches over 1981-2016, we study banks' decisions to expand or contract geographically. First, banks are more likely to expand in counties that are similar, in terms of industry shares, to...

We revisit the classic chain-store paradox by introducing a novel element: the arrival of exogenous, public signals about the incumbent's private type over time. As the horizon lengthens, two opposing forces come into play. On one hand, standard reputational incentives grow stronger; on the...

Many countries seek to promote exports by subsidizing market access, but evidence on such efforts has been mixed. We present the first randomized evaluation of a government financial-support program explicitly targeting exports, the Tasdir+ program in Tunisia. The program offered matching grants...

This factsheet provides an overview of this European Universities alliance, including on its partners, focus areas, vision and activities undertaken. It relates to the pioneering new learning opportunities across borders developed by the alliance, the innovative European inter-university campus...

This factsheet provides an overview of this European Universities alliance, including on its partners, focus areas, vision and activities undertaken. It relates to the pioneering new learning opportunities across borders developed by the alliance, the innovative European inter-university campus...

This study constructs a model of exclusive-offer competition between two existing up-stream firms. Under exclusive-offer competition, the upstream firm's profit depends on the rival's exclusive offer. If the rival makes an exclusive offer acceptable for the downstream firm, the upstream firm is...

This paper examines the welfare implications of priority service in a frictional search environment with heterogeneous outside options. Priority search facilitates expedited matching with public options in the market by charging a service premium. Our main analysis demonstrates that a...

Digital therapeutics are increasingly used to complement traditional health care. In a pioneering move, Germany became the first country to introduce a structured regulatory framework — known as the DiGA scheme — that enables developers of digital therapeutics to be reimbursed in the...