Does Globalization Create Superstars? [PDF]
To examine the impact of globalization on managerial compensation, we consider a matching model where a number of firms compete both in the product market and in the managerial market. We show that globalization, i.e.
Armin Schmutzler, Hans Gersbach
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Random Matrices and Chaos in Nuclear Physics
The authors review the evidence for the applicability of random--matrix theory to nuclear spectra. In analogy to systems with few degrees of freedom, one speaks of chaos (more accurately: quantum chaos) in nuclei whenever random--matrix predictions are ...
Baltes, H. P. +29 more
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What can happiness research tell us about altruism? Evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel [PDF]
Much progress has been made in recent years on developing and applying a direct measure of utility using survey questions on subjective well-being. In this paper we explore whether this new type of measurement can be fruitfully applied to the study of ...
Johannes Schwarze, Rainer Winkelmann
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Deregulating Network Industries: Dealing with Price-Quality Tradeoffs [PDF]
This paper examines the e®ects of introducing competition into monopolized network industries on prices and infrastructure quality. Analyzing a model with reduced-form demand, we ¯rst show that deregulating an integrated monopoly cannot simultaneously ...
Daniel Halbheer +2 more
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An injectable pH neutral bioactive glass-based bone cement with suitable bone regeneration ability. [PDF]
Zhang X +9 more
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On The Role of Access Charges Under Network Competition [PDF]
We aim to clarify the role of access charges under two-way network competition, employing a reduced-form approach. Retaining the key features of specific network competition models but imposing less structure, we analyze the impact of changes in access ...
Armin Schmutzler, Stefan Buehler
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Host-derived chimeric peptides clear the causative bacteria and augment host innate immunity during infection: A case study of HLB in citrus and fire blight in apple. [PDF]
Basu S +7 more
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Count Data Models with Unobserved Heterogeneity: An Empirical Likelihood Approach [PDF]
As previously argued, the correlation between included and omitted regressors generally causes inconsistency of standard estimators for count data models.
Stefan Boes
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A Product-Market Theory of Industry-Specific Training [PDF]
We develop a product market theory that explains why firms provide their workers with skills that are sufficiently general to be potentially useful for competitors. We consider a model where firms first decide whether to invest in industry-specific human
Armin Schmutzler, Hans Gersbach
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Genetic Adaptation by Dengue Virus Serotype 2 to Enhance Infection of Aedes aegypti Mosquito Midguts. [PDF]
Erb SM +4 more
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