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  1. Sports league quality, broadcaster TV rights bids and wholesale regulation of sports channels
    Published: 2013
    Publisher:  School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester

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    Series: Economics discussion paper series : EDP ; 1304
    Subjects: sports league; quality; sports channels; wholesaling; price regulation
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  2. Product development capability and marketing strategy for new durable products
    Published: 2013
    Publisher:  European School of Management and Technology, Berlin

    Our objective is to understand how a firm’s product development capability (PDC) affects the launch strategy for a durable product that is sequentially improved over time in a market where consumers have heterogeneous valuations for quality. We show... more

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    Our objective is to understand how a firm’s product development capability (PDC) affects the launch strategy for a durable product that is sequentially improved over time in a market where consumers have heterogeneous valuations for quality. We show that the launch strategy of firms is affected by the degree to which consumers think ahead. However, only the strategy of firms with high PDC is affected by the observability of quality. When consumers are myopic and quality is observable, both high and low PDC firms use price skimming and restrict sales of the first generation to consumers with high willingness to pay (WTP). A high PDC firm, however, sells the second generation broadly while a low PDC firm only sells the second generation to consumers with low WTP. When consumers are myopic and quality is unobservable, a firm with high PDC signals its quality by offering a low price for the first generation, which results in broad selling. The price of the second generation is set such that only high WTP consumers buy. A firm with low PDC will not mimic this strategy. If a low PDC firm sells the first generation broadly, it cannot discriminate between the high and low WTP consumers. When consumers are forward looking, a firm with high PDC sells the first generation broadly. This mitigates the "Coase problem" created by consumers thinking ahead. It then sells the second generation product only to the high WTP consumers. In contrast, a firm with low PDC does the opposite. It only sells the first generation to high WTP consumers and the second generation broadly.

     

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    Series: ESMT working paper ; 13-01
    Subjects: product development; marketing strategy; durable goods; quality; signalling game
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  3. Does the quality of electricity matter?
    evidence from rural India
    Published: 2013
    Publisher:  CESifo, München

    This paper estimates the returns to household income due to improved access to electricity in rural India. We examine the effect of connecting a household to the grid and the quality of electricity, defined as hours of daily supply. The analysis is... more

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    This paper estimates the returns to household income due to improved access to electricity in rural India. We examine the effect of connecting a household to the grid and the quality of electricity, defined as hours of daily supply. The analysis is based on two rounds of a representative panel of more than 10,000 households. We use the district-level density of transmission cables as instrument for the electrification status of the household. We find that a grid connection increases non-agricultural incomes of rural households by about 9 percent during the study period (1994-2005). However, a grid connection and a higher quality of electricity (in terms of fewer outages and more hours per day) increases non-agricultural incomes by about 28.6 percent in the same period.

     

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    Series: Array ; 4457
    Subjects: electricity supply; quality; India; energy and development; infrastructure
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  4. Credit constraints, quality, and export prices
    theory and evidence from China
    Published: 2013
    Publisher:  CESifo, München

    This paper examines the relationship between the credit constraints faced by a firm and the unit value prices of its exports. The paper modifies Arkolakisś (2010) model of trade with heterogeneous firms by introducing endogenous quality and credit... more

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    This paper examines the relationship between the credit constraints faced by a firm and the unit value prices of its exports. The paper modifies Arkolakisś (2010) model of trade with heterogeneous firms by introducing endogenous quality and credit constraints. The model predicts that tighter credit constraints faced by a firm reduce its optimal prices as its choice of lower-quality products dominates the price distortion effect resulting from credit constraints. However, a competing theory based on the alternative assumption that quality is exogenous across firms would predict completely opposite results: Prices increase as firms face tighter credit constraints. An empirical analysis using Chinese bank loans data, Chinese firm-level data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBSC), and Chinese customs data strongly supports the predictions of the endogenous-quality model. Moreover, the predictions of the exogenous-quality model are supported by using quality-adjusted prices in regression analysis. In addition, we confirm the mechanism of quality adjustment: firms optimally choose to produce lower-quality products when facing tighter credit constraints.

     

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    Series: Array ; 4370
    Subjects: credit constraints; credit access; credit needs; endogenous quality; export prices; quality; heterogeneous firms; productivity
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  5. Review and assessment of programs offered by state universities and colleges
    Published: 2013
    Publisher:  PIDS, Manila

    Given the importance of tertiary education in promoting human development and improving the economy's competitiveness, the state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the Philippines have always faced issues on the quality of education, management, and... more

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    Given the importance of tertiary education in promoting human development and improving the economy's competitiveness, the state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the Philippines have always faced issues on the quality of education, management, and access. This study aims (i) to review and assess the programs being offered by SUCs vis-à-vis their mandates, the courses being offered by other SUCs in the region, and the quality of graduates produced; and (ii) given the findings, to recommend courses of action to improve the relevance and quality of course offerings of the SUCs. ...

     

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    Series: Discussion paper series / Philippine Institute for Development Studies ; 2013-29
    Subjects: SUCs; PHEIs; program offerings; mandates; duplication; board exam; passing rates; quality; budget
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