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Imperfect Competition in Firm-to-Firm Trade [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2019 Abstract This paper studies the implications of imperfect competition in firm-to-firm trade. Exploiting data on the universe of sales relationships between Belgian firms, we document that firms’ markups increase in the average input shares among their buyers.
Dhyne, Emmanuel +2 more
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Intra-Firm Wage Dispersion and Firm Performance [PDF]
Kyklos, 1999 Personnel economics has put forward conflicting arguments concerning the impact of increased wage dispersion within a firm on the productivity of its workers. Besides giving more incentives, bigger wage differentials might also give rise to less co-operation and more politicking amongst workers resulting in worse outcomes. We try to shed light on these
Rudolf Winter-Ebmer, Josef Zweimueller
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Method for Prolonging the Shelf Life of Apples after Storage
Applied Sciences, 2022 This study investigated the effects of the use of low magnetic fields as a potential method for improving the quality of apples after storage. The fruit were exposed to 100 μT magnetic fields for 8 h per day and kept for a period of two weeks in room ...
Bogdan Saletnik +5 more
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Is a “Firm” a Firm? A Stackelberg Experiment [PDF]
Economics, 2013 Abstract Industrial organization is mainly concerned with the behavior of large firms, especially when it comes to oligopoly theory. Experimental industrial organization, therefore, faces a problem: How can firms be brought into the laboratory? The main approach relies on framing: Call individuals “firms”!
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Improving of Cherry Fruit Quality and Bearing Regularity by Chemical Thinning with Fertilizer
Agronomy, 2020 The study’s objective was to evaluate the influence of thinning on the quality and regularity of yield of ‘Regina’ cherries grown on a dwarf Gisela 5 rootstock. The experiments were conducted in the years 2009–2012 in Western Poland.
Robert Kurlus +2 more
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The Numerical Simulation of Rebound Velocity Pendulum Method for Ripening Detection of Melon [PDF]
Journal of Agricultural Machinery, 2020 A robust numerical analysis was proposed for simulating the rebound velocity pendulum method for melon. For considered varieties (Zard-Eyvanekey and Sousky-Sabz varieties), the change in impact parameters (extracted from excitation by pendulum) was ...
F Khoshnam, M Namjoo
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Foods, 2020 The changes of volatile composition and other quality traits of blueberry during postharvest storage were investigated. Blueberries were packaged in vented clam-shell containers, and stored at 0 °C for 0, 15 and 60 days, followed by storage at room ...
Xiaoxue Yan +3 more
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The Journal of Finance, 2002 AbstractWe present a model of succession in a firm owned and managed by its founder. The founder decides between hiring a professional manager or leaving management to his heir, as well as on what fraction of the company to float on the stock exchange.
MIKE BURKART +2 more
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Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2018 The combined effects of postharvest 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) treatment and controlled atmosphere (CA) storage on storage life and quality of ‘Angeleno’ (Prunus salicina Lindl.) plum were investigated after being treated with 1-MCP (625 ng g-1) at ...
Mehmet Ali Koyuncu +2 more
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Firm-to-firm Connections in Colombian Imports [PDF]
, 2018 The vast majority of world trade flows is between firms. Only recently has research in international trade started to emphasize the importance of the connections between exporters and importers both in aggregate trade flows and in the negative relationship between trade and geographic distance.
Bernard, AB, Bøler, EA, Dhingra, S
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