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On the choice of royalty rule to cover fixed costs in input joint ventures
(Working paper;16/13, Working paper, 2013-07)In a model where two competing downstream firms establish an input joint venture (JV), we analyze how different royalty rules for covering fixed costs affect channel profits. Under running royalties (regardless of whether ... -
On the Choice of Uniform or Personalized Prices in the Digital Economy : Spatial Price Policy in Two-Sided Markets
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis, we examine firms’ choice of price policy, uniform or personalized prices, in the digital economy. We focus on firms operating in the digital economy as the prevalence of big data allows firms in this ... -
On the competitive effect of informative advertising
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2009-10)This paper analyses the competitive effects of informative advertising. The seminal work by Grossman and Shapiro (1984) show that informative advertising results in lower prices and that firms may benefit from advertising ... -
On the consistency of the Lucas pricing formula
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2005-04)In order to find the real market value of an asset in an exchange economy, one would typically apply the formula appearing in Lucas (1978), developed in a discrete time framework. This theory has also been extended to ... -
On the costs and benefits of vertical integration
(Working paper, Working paper, 2003-06)We consider a setting where two upstream firms may vertically integrate or contract with a single downstream distributor. Under vertical integration the integrated firm may offer to share the downstream capacity with its ... -
On the desirability of insider trading regulations in financial markets
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On the Distributional Assumptions in the StoNED model
(Discussion paper;24/15, Working paper, 2015-09-17)In a recent paper Johnson and Kuosmanen (2011) propose a new, semi-parametric, general cost-frontier model, the stochastic nonparametric envelopment of data (StoNED). The model is semi-parametric in the sense that the ... -
On the Doorstep of Adulthood: Empowering Economic and Fertility Choices of Young Women
(SAM DP;15/2022, Working paper, 2022-10)We report from a large-scale randomized controlled trial of women empowerment in Tanzania investigating how two different empowerment strategies, economic empowerment and reproductive health empowerment, shape the economic ... -
On the dynamics of commercial fishing and parameter identification
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2000-05)This paper has two main objectives. The first is to develop dynamic models of commercial fisheries different from the existing models. The industry is assumed to have a well defined index of performance based on which it ... -
On the dynamics of commercial fishing and parameter identification
(Working Paper, Working paper; Working paper, 2002-03)This paper has two main objectives. The first is to develop a dynamic model of commercial fisheries different from most existing models that assume optimizing behavior. The industry is assumed to have a well-defined index ... -
On the economic geography of dual distribution - The case of McDonald’s in Germany
(Discussion paper;14/19, Working paper, 2019-10-29)We analyze the allocation of ownership in a franchise system by focusing on location-specific characteristics of the outlets. This study uses a comprehensive data set on McDonald’s restaurants in Germany to investigate the ... -
On the Effect of Parallel Trade on Manufacturers’ and Retailers’ Profits in the Pharmaceutical Sector.
(DP SAM;3/2018, Working paper, 2018-02)Differences in regulated pharmaceutical prices within the European Economic Area create arbitrage opportunities that pharmacy retailers can use through parallel imports. For prescription drugs under patent, such provision ... -
On the efficiency gains of emissions trading when climate deals are non-cooperative
(Working paper, Working paper, 2011-07)This paper studies, in a numerical environment, climate treaties with emissions trading when national quotas result from strategic individual choice. We find that the larger the number of parties to the deal, the smaller ... -
On the estimation of correlations for irregularly spaced time series
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2007-06)In this paper, the problem of calculating covariances and correlations between time series which are observed irregularly and at different points in time, is treated. The problem of dependence between the time stamp process ... -
On the Evolution of Investment Strategies and the Kelly Rule – A Darwinian Approach
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2006-12)This paper complements theoretical studies on the Kelly rule in evolutionary finance by studying a Darwinian model of selection and reproduction in which the diversity of investment strategies is maintained through genetic ... -
On the extent and origins of the Merton model`s credit spread puzzle : a study of the credit risk pricing of Norwegian corporate bonds 2003-2014
(Master thesis, 2016)For decades, financial literature has attempted to understand the pricing of credit risk in corporate bonds, and the Merton (1974) model is one of the classic approaches to determine a theoretic size for this credit risk ... -
On the importance of openness for industrial policy design in developing countries
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2007-01)How should industrial policy be designed in developing countries? Should industrial policy be targeted to a few sectors or be more broad based and therefore more neutral? Our theoretical analysis demonstrates that access ... -
On the importance of sequencing decisions in production planning and scheduling
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 1999-06)We discuss the traditional hierarchical approach to production planning and scheduling, emphasizing the fact that scheduling constraints are often either ignored or considered in a very crude way. In particular, we point ... -
On the location of economic and academic activity
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On the micro-foundations of money : the Capitol Hill baby-sitting co-op
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2003-10)This paper contributes to the micro-foundation of money in centralized markets with idiosyncratic uncertainty. It shows existence of stationary monetary equilibria and ensures that there is an optimum quantity of money. ...