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| Heiman, Amir; Ofir, Chezy. |
| This paper analyzes the effect of competition on product demonstration decisions. Pre-purchase product demonstration enables marketers to differentiate products that are ex-post differentiated but are judged according to perceived fit, rather than actual fit, due to pre-purchase consumer uncertainty. Imbalanced competition accompanied by fit uncertainty motivates the follower to offer demonstrations to avoid a price war. This paper explores the conditions that lead the leader to retaliate. In addition to effects on quantity, competition may increase the quality of demonstrations offered by the leader. We analyze a business case, showing that competition may increase the demonstration intensity and that the leading manufacturer’s response to changes in... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Imbalanced competition; Product demonstration; Differentiation; Test-drive; Price war; Political Economy; Production Economics. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/93131 |
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| Nuppenau, Ernst-August. |
| Political procedures aimed at solving conflicts are becoming popular in agri-environmental economics. They are considered as substitutes for market transactions. Ecological lobbying groups put pressure on politicians to enforce ecological main structures, while farmers oppose them. Undefined property rights pose problems and statutory regulations are discussed. The paper applies a political economy model of social bargaining to the provision of an ecological main structure. It shows how a tragedy of the commons problem may prevail. Then it outlines a social optimum of field margin provision. Finally, it provides a solution to the establishment of socially acceptable rules in a political economy framework. Also, a payment scheme is introduced. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Political Economy. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/26413 |
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| Alvey, James E.. |
| The paper will discuss some aspects of the context in which Smith wrote and its relevance for understanding Smith's fundamental assumptions. By fundamental assumptions, I mean Smith's views on teleology, final causes and divine design. These have been described as the "secret" foundations to Smith's writings. Teleology, final causes and divine design were initially seen as central to understanding Smith's writings. Over time, this view fell out of fashion. In the period after World War II, with the rise of positivism, commentators tended to overlook or downplay the significance of these fundamental assumptions. In the last decade, or so, teleology has started to be restored to its former position as an essential element in understanding Smith. The change... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Political Economy. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23715 |
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| Tisdell, Clement A.. |
| This article provides a general coverage of political decisions in China to undertake, continue and extend its economic reforms and its goal of opening up to the outside world. It also considers the consequences of Chinese policies. The period leading up to the decision in 1978 to begin the reforms is considered first, particularly the period beginning in 1976, the year in which Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong died and the Gang of Four were arrested. Hu Guofeng succeeded Mao Zedong a Chairman of the CCP but did not propose any new ways forward for China. By 1978, however, Deng Xiaoping was able to exert substantial influence on the policy choices of the CCP. As discussed, the 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the CCP held in 1978 adopted his... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: China; Chinese policies; Chinese Communist Party (CCP); China's economic reforms; International Development; Political Economy. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/90620 |
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| Lopez, Rigoberto A.. |
| This article examines the influence of campaign contributions on agricultural subsidies. Empirical results revealed that rent seeking works, i.e., campaign contributions of agricultural-related industries influence agricultural subsidies in the manner they best serve contributors' economic interests. Eliminating campaign contributions would significantly decrease agricultural subsidies, hurt farm groups, benefit consumers and taxpayers, and increase social welfare by approximately $5.5 billion. Although contributions are not the only determinants of agricultural subsidies, investment returns to farm PAC contributors are quite high ($1 in contributions brings about $2,000 in policy transfers). In fact, the results are in sharp contrast to the "truthful... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Political Economy. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25223 |
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| Joldes, Cosmin; Horobet, Alexandra. |
| Is it interesting a 2 billion euro insurance market for the “old” Europe? “Not very much” one may say considering this figure represents no more than 16% of the insurance turn-over in the case of the most recent entry in the Romanian market, Groupama. The answer is still not as simple as that because “interesting” in business terms is not only about today, but very much about tomorrow. By the end of 2007 it was obvious that the Romanian insurance market is far from calming down. Not only that for the time being change is still the main real constant in use, but figures show that the market environment becomes more challenging than ever these days. The market situation showed that this allegation it was by that time more likely to be true than ever. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Insurance; Trends; Crisis; Change; Strategies; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Financial Economics; Political Economy. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53533 |
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| Harvey, David R.. |
| Economic analysis condemns market intervention in favour of farmers as inefficient, if not also ineffective, and therefore well worth reform. Practical experience, however, indicates that such lessons are hard to learn and implement. Part of the reason appears to be that economic analysis seldom clearly identifies the real costs and benefits of reform, and seldom explains these sensibly to the relevant constituencies. Furthermore, economic analysis rarely explains why the protectionist measures were adopted in the first place, or explores the dependencies that these policies generate. Without these explanations, and without reform strategies that take full account of them, policy reform will continue to be reluctant, slow and frequently... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Political Economy. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25865 |
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| Theesfeld, Insa; Pirscher, Frauke; Gawel, Erik; Bretschneider, Wolfgang; Herwig, Unnerstall; Hagemann, Nina; Rohring, Andreas; Moss, Timothy; Gailing, Ludger; Gudermann, Rita; Thiel, Andreas; Egerton, Catrin; Schmidt, Oscar. |
| Tipo: Book |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Political Economy. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109519 |
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| Mohtadi, Hamid; Roe, Terry L.. |
| A simple two-sector endogenous growth model of government spending and growth is developed with a producing and a lobbying sector. Lobbyists divert government spending for private gains. One key innovation is this: With democratization, information (and power) becomes more diffused (public), allowing more lobbyists to lobby but reducing gains per lobbyist. Thus, aggregate rents rise with the number of lobbyists but fall with increasing competition among them. This simple mechanism produces a "U" curve in which growth falls with early democratization but rises later, and a related "inverted U" curve in which rents rise with early democratization but fall later. Extensive empirical test of the interrelationship between growth, government spending,... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: International Development; Political Economy. |
| Ano: 1997 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7485 |
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