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On the economics of the "meeting competition defense" under the Robinson-Patman Act
(Departamento de Fundamentos del Análisis Económico I, UPV/EHU, 2015-02-19)
In this paper we analyze the welfare effects of third-degree price discrimination when competitive pressure varies across markets. In particular, we study the economic aspects of the Robinson-Patman Act associated with the ...
Countervailing incentives in adverse selection models. A synthesis
(Departamento de Fundamentos del Análisis Económico I, UPV/EHU, 2014-12)
In this paper we propose a simple method of characterizing countervailing incentives in adverse selection problems. The key element in our characterization consists of analyzing properties of the full information
problem. ...
Political Institutions, Technology and Growth: a dynamic panel approach
(Departamento Fundamentos del Ánálisis Económico I UPV/EHU, 2015-10)
This paper investigates whether the effect of political institutions on sectoral economic performance is determined by the level of technological development of industries. Building on previous studies on the linkages among ...
The SD-prekernel for TU games
(Departamento Fundamentos del Análisis Económico I, 2016-03-14)
We introduce and analyze a new solution concept for TU games:The Surplus Distributor Prekernel. Like the prekermel, the new solu-
tion is based on the an alternative motion of complaint of one player against other with ...
Human Capital and Market Size
(Departamento de Fundamentos del Análisis Económico I, UPV/EHU I, 2016-07)
This paper studies how the size of the labour market aff ects workers' decision to invest in human capital. We consider a model of mismatch where firms rank workers according to their level of skills. The matching process ...
Do Mayoritarian Electoral Rules Favour Larger Industries in the Economy
(Departamento de Fundamentos del Análisis Económico I, UPV/EHU, 2016)
Electoral rules translate votes into seats on different basis. Politicians respond differently to alternative electoral rules, and consequently, economic performance is expected to vary across rules. This paper empirically ...
Partial Privatization of State Holding Corporations
(Departamento Fundamentos del Análisis Económico I, 2016-06)
We consider a state holding corporation with two plants that may produce complement or substitute goods and that compete with one or two private firms. We find that the government partially privatizes the two plants of the ...
Relocation and Investment in R&D by Firms
(2011)
The literature on foreign direct investment has analyzed firms’ location decisions when they invest in R&D to reduce production costs. Such firms may set up new plants in other developed countries while maintaining
their ...
Neutral candidates in approval and disapproval vote
(Fundamentos del Análisis Económico I, UPV/EHU, 2017-11-24)
In this article, the question is to select the “best” candidates within a set of candidates when voters cast approval-disapproval ternary ballots. That is, three options are offered to voters: casting a vote “in favor”, a ...
Voting and expressing dissatisfaction: an experiment during the 2017 French Presidential election
(Departamento de Fundamentos del Análisis Económico I, UPV-EHU, 2018-02-21)
This paper reports an experiment realised with 850 electors during the 2017 French presidential election. It tested a ballot di¤erent from the official one. Instead of voting for a unique candidate, participants were asked ...