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Filtering by: Creator Davidson, Carlos Remove constraint Creator: Davidson, Carlos Advisor Tremblay, Victor J. Remove constraint Advisor: Tremblay, Victor J. Non-Academic Affiliation Oregon State University. Graduate School Remove constraint Non-Academic Affiliation: Oregon State University. Graduate School

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  • The behavior of economic agents and market performance

    Creator:
    Gokhale, Jayendra
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    This dissertation addresses issues concerning the behavior of firms, which has significant effects on performance. In the first study, we empirically investigate the effect of the reduction in number of firms on price competition in the U.S. macro-brewing industry. The number of macro brewing firms decreased from 766 in 1935...
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    . Carlos Martins and Dr. Santosh Mishra who made sure that I had the basic tools to perform econometric

  • Essays on strategic behavior in supermodular settings : lobbying, advertising and price

    Creator:
    Kudo, Yasushi
    Abstract:
    This dissertation addresses issues of strategic behavior of firms in lobbying, brand and generic advertising, and advertising-price relationships in imperfectly competitive markets. In the first study, we investigate conditions under which lobbying can improve social welfare and show that this type of lobbying will be undersupplied from society’s perspective. We...
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    Dissertation