Essays on Microeconomics and Industrial Organisation

Essays on Microeconomics and Industrial Organisation aims to serve as a source and work of reference and consultation for the field of Microeconomics in general and of Industrial Organisation in particular. The book consists of four parts: Demand, Production and Costs (Supply), Market and Industrial...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Coto-Millán, Pablo (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg Physica-Verlag HD 2002, 2002
Edition:1st ed. 2002
Series:Contributions to Economics
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I. Demand
  • 1 Modeling Seasonal Integrated Time Series: the Spanish Industrial Production Index
  • 2 Passenger’s Choice of Air Transport under Road Competition: the Use of Cointegration Techniques
  • 3 Introduction of an Innovative Product: the High Speed Train (AVE)
  • II. Production and Costs (Supply)
  • 4 Technical and Allocative Inefficiency in Spanish Public Hospitals
  • 5 Technical Efficiency of Road Haulage Firms
  • 6 Technological Innovation and Employment: Intersectoral Appraisals of Structural Change in the Service Economy
  • III. Market and Industrial Structure
  • 7 The Measurement of Intra-industry Trade and Specialisation: a Review
  • 8 The Determinants of Intra-industry Trade in Spanish Manufacturing Sectors: a Cross-section Analysis
  • 9 Economic Integration, Vertical and Horizontal Intra-industry Trade and Structural Adjustment: the Spanish Experience
  • IV. Failures of Market and Industrial Regulation
  • 10 Structure, Functioning and Regulation of the Spanish Electricity Sector. The Legal Framework and the New Proposals for Reform
  • 11 Effects of a Reduction of Standard Working Hours on Labour Market Performance
  • 12 Dynamic Adjustments in a Two-Sector Model
  • Annex
  • Basic References
  • Other References