Buyer Power and the Effect of Vertical Integration on Innovation
ABSTRACT Our article investigates the impact of vertical integration (without foreclosure) on innovation. We compare cases where either (i) two manufacturers or (ii) a manufacturer and a vertically integrated retailer invest. Then, the independent manufacturer(s) and the retailer bargain over nonlinear contracts before selling to consumers.
Claire Chambolle, Morgane Guignard
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Understanding indirect assortative mating and its intergenerational consequences for educational attainment. [PDF]
Sunde HF, Eilertsen EM, Torvik FA.
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Opportunity and change in occupational assortative mating. [PDF]
Schwartz CR, Wang Y, Mare RD.
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Choosing between his time and her time? Paid and unpaid work of Danish couples [PDF]
In terms of paid and unpaid work, Danish men and women work the same number of hours per week. But while men do most paid work, women do most unpaid work.
Mette Deding, Mette Lausten
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ABSTRACT This paper reviews how large‐scale mobility data can enhance economic analyses, highlighting its contributions to understanding travel behavior, labor markets, social interactions, and health outcomes. We discuss its advantages over traditional mobility data sources, which include real‐time location information and fine spatial resolution ...
Cristina Connolly +3 more
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Assortative mating on blood type: Evidence from one million Chinese pregnancies. [PDF]
Hou Y, Tang K, Wang J, Xie D, Zhang H.
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Unequal Time Transfers: Between‐Sibling Inequality in Older Parents' Childcare Support in Korea
ABSTRACT Objective This study investigates within‐family inequalities among adult children regarding their likelihood of receiving childcare support from older parents in South Korea. Background Older parents' childcare support is widespread and serves as a crucial resource for adult children with childcare responsibilities.
Jung In
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Assortative mating for reproductive timing affects population recruitment and resilience in a quantitative genetic model. [PDF]
May SA +4 more
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Differently Educated US Couples and Their Work‐Family Arrangements, 1968–2023
ABSTRACT Objective This brief report examines how couples' education pairings relate to their work‐family arrangements in the United States from 1968 to 2023, focusing on differently educated couples. Background The reversal of the gender gap in education has increased couples where women have more education than their male partners, with implications ...
Léa Pessin, Federica Querin
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Parental Loss in Early Years and Adult Family Formation: Evidence From U.S. Cohorts Born 1850–1910
ABSTRACT Objective This paper examines the long‐term impact of parental loss in early years on family formation as adults in U.S. cohorts born between 1850 and 1910, focusing on age assortative mating and the timing of first childbirth. Background Early parental loss can profoundly shape children's adult family formation trajectories.
Giulia Corti, Saverio Minardi
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