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The dynamic implications of increasing returns: technological change and path dependent inefficiency

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Empirical demonstrations of path dependent inefficiency with respect to technological change reveals that localized learning results in incomplete variety distribution of new technology and that potential regret results found in historical studies suggest a large welfare loss. Future research should be directed along this path as results are mainly suggestive and moderately substantial.

Author: Foray, Dominique
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: International Journal of Industrial Organization
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0167-7187
Year: 1997
Organizing Business, Analysis, Organizational change, Organizational behavior, Industrial management, Reengineering (Management), Path analysis

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Margins, concentration, unions and the business cycle: theory and evidence for Britain

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An analysis of the cyclical relationships among price-cost margins, concentration and labor unions is presented. US data on the topic conclude that margins are reduced by unions, cyclical variations shape these margins while an interaction among concentration, unionisation and cycles affect margins. UK panel data based on theoretical predictions show similar trends with the US data.

Author: Haskel, Jonathan, Martin, Christopher
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: International Journal of Industrial Organization
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0167-7187
Year: 1992
United Kingdom, Labor unions, Business cycles, Price control, Price regulations, Cost (Economics), Costs (Economics)

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A bargaining model of Farrell inefficiency

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Theoretical expressions for empirical measures of technical and allocative efficiency, with regard to the distance of firms following the model of Farrell, are examined.

Author: Haskel, Jonathan, Sanchis, Amparo
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: International Journal of Industrial Organization
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0167-7187
Year: 2000

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