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Working Papers

2018

1. Decentralized Environmental Regulations and Plant-Level Productivity
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Decentralized environmental regulations and plant‐level productivity, Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell (2019) View citations (13) (2019)

2017

2. Firm-level Human Capital and Innovation: Evidence from China
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Firm-level human capital and innovation: Evidence from China, China Economic Review, Elsevier (2020) View citations (58) (2020)

2015

3. Competition and Innovation in Automobile Markets
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
4. Policy Innovations, Political Preferences, and Cartel Prosecutions
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
   See also Journal Article Policy Innovations, Political Preferences, and Cartel Prosecutions, Review of Industrial Organization, Springer (2016) View citations (1) (2016)
5. Uncertainty and the Employment Dynamics of Small and Large Businesses
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (27)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2014) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Uncertainty and the employment dynamics of small and large businesses, Small Business Economics, Springer (2015) View citations (27) (2015)

2014

6. Decentralized Regulation, Environmental Efficiency and Productivity
   Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute
   Also in Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies (2014)

2013

7. Business Decision-Making under Uncertainty: Evidence from Employment and Number of Businesses
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2012

8. Adoption and Diffusion of Health Information Technology - The Case of Primary Care Clinics
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)

2011

9. The Law and Economics of Enhancing Cartel Enforcement: Using Information from Non-Cartel Investigations to Prosecute Cartels
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article The Law and Economics of Enhancing Cartel Enforcement: Using Information From Non-Cartel Investigations to Prosecute Cartels, Review of Law & Economics, De Gruyter (2011) View citations (2) (2011)

2009

10. Business Strategy and Firm Reorganization under Changing Market Conditions
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (4)

2007

11. Investments in Modernization, Innovation and Gains in Productivity: Evidence from Firms in the Global Paper Industry
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Investments in modernization, innovation and gains in productivity: Evidence from firms in the global paper industry, Research Policy, Elsevier (2009) View citations (17) (2009)
12. Regime Shift in Antitrust
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (8)
13. Small is Beautiful but Size Matters: The Asymmetric Impact of Uncertainty and Sunk Costs on Small and Large Businesses
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (8)

2006

14. Discovering Cartels: Dynamic Interrelationships between Civil and Criminal Antitrust Investigations
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2004

15. Endemic Volatility Of Firms And Establishments: Are Real Options Effects Important?
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004, Royal Economic Society
    Also in CIG Working Papers, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB), Research Unit: Competition and Innovation (CIG) (2003)

2003

16. Firm and Establishment Volatility: The Role of Sunk Costs, Profit Uncertainty and Technological Change
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
17. Impact of Uncertainty and Sunk Costs on Firm Survival and Industry Dynamics
    CIG Working Papers, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB), Research Unit: Competition and Innovation (CIG) View citations (5)
    Also in Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2002, Royal Economic Society (2002) View citations (10)

2001

18. The Impact of Uncertainty and Sunk Costs on Firm Dynamics and Industry Structure: Evidence from the U.S. Manufacturing Sector
    Working Papers, U.S. Department of Justice - Antitrust Division View citations (1)

2000

19. Potentail Foreign Competition in U.S. Manufacturing
    Working Papers, U.S. Department of Justice - Antitrust Division
    See also Journal Article Potential foreign competition in US manufacturing, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier (2002) View citations (16) (2002)

1996

20. Firm size and the impact of profit-margin uncertainty on investment: do financing constraints play a role?
    International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (2)

1995

21. Evidence on nominal wage rigidity from a panel of U.S. manufacturing industries
    International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Evidence on Nominal Wage Rigidity from a Panel of U.S. Manufacturing Industries, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing (1996) View citations (9) (1996)
22. Product market competition and the impact of price uncertainty on investment: some evidence from U.S. manufacturing industries
    International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Product Market Competition and the Impact of Price Uncertainty on Investment: Some Evidence from US Manufacturing Industries, Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell (1996) View citations (95) (1996)

1989

23. FACTOR SUBSTITUTABILITY, COMPETITIVENESS AND FIRMS' INPUT CHOICES UNDER DEMAND UNCERTAINTY
    Working Papers, Florida - College of Business Administration
24. STRUCTURAL STABILITY AND NONLINEARITY: ISSUES IN THE CONCENTRATION PROFITABILITY RELATIONSHIP
    Working Papers, Florida - College of Business Administration

Journal Articles

2022

1. Internationalization of innovation and firm performance in the pharmaceutical industry
   International Review of Economics & Finance, 2022, 80, (C), 882-905

2020

2. Firm-level human capital and innovation: Evidence from China
   China Economic Review, 2020, 59, (C) View citations (58)
   See also Working Paper Firm-level Human Capital and Innovation: Evidence from China, CESifo Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (5) (2017)

2019

3. Decentralized environmental regulations and plant‐level productivity
   Business Strategy and the Environment, 2019, 28, (6), 998-1011 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Decentralized Environmental Regulations and Plant-Level Productivity, CESifo Working Paper Series (2018) View citations (3) (2018)
4. The impact of uncertainty on the number of businesses
   Journal of Economics and Business, 2019, 105, (C) View citations (3)

2016

5. Policy Innovations, Political Preferences, and Cartel Prosecutions
   Review of Industrial Organization, 2016, 48, (4), 405-432 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Policy Innovations, Political Preferences, and Cartel Prosecutions, CESifo Working Paper Series (2015) (2015)

2015

6. Business Strategy and Firm Reorganization: Role of Changing Environmental Standards, Sustainable Business Initiatives and Global Market Conditions
   Business Strategy and the Environment, 2015, 24, (2), 123-144 View citations (16)
7. Uncertainty and the employment dynamics of small and large businesses
   Small Business Economics, 2015, 44, (3), 529-558 View citations (27)
   See also Working Paper Uncertainty and the Employment Dynamics of Small and Large Businesses, IMF Working Papers (2015) View citations (27) (2015)

2014

8. The Evolution of U.S. Cartel Enforcement
   Journal of Law and Economics, 2014, 57, (S3), S51 - S65 View citations (4)

2013

9. Compliance, Detection, and Mergers and Acquisitions
   Managerial and Decision Economics, 2013, 34, (7-8), 514-528 View citations (4)

2011

10. REGIME SHIFT IN ANTITRUST LAWS, ECONOMICS, AND ENFORCEMENT
    Journal of Competition Law and Economics, 2011, 7, (4), 733-774 View citations (5)
11. The Law and Economics of Enhancing Cartel Enforcement: Using Information From Non-Cartel Investigations to Prosecute Cartels
    Review of Law & Economics, 2011, 7, (2), 501-538 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper The Law and Economics of Enhancing Cartel Enforcement: Using Information from Non-Cartel Investigations to Prosecute Cartels, CESifo Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (2) (2011)

2010

12. QUANTIFYING THE ROLE PLAYED BY SUNK CAPITAL COSTS IN REAL‐OPTIONS MODELS
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2010, 57, (3), 343-358 View citations (2)

2009

13. Investments in modernization, innovation and gains in productivity: Evidence from firms in the global paper industry
    Research Policy, 2009, 38, (3), 536-547 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Investments in Modernization, Innovation and Gains in Productivity: Evidence from Firms in the Global Paper Industry, MPRA Paper (2007) View citations (2) (2007)

2008

14. THE GENESIS OF CARTEL INVESTIGATIONS: SOME INSIGHTS FROM EXAMINING THE DYNAMIC INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN U.S. CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ANTITRUST INVESTIGATIONS
    Journal of Competition Law and Economics, 2008, 4, (1), 61-88 View citations (4)

2004

15. Pre-Emptive Investment Behaviour and Industry Structure
    Economic Issues Journal Articles, 2004, 9, (1), 47-68

2002

16. Potential foreign competition in US manufacturing
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2002, 20, (10), 1461-1489 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Potentail Foreign Competition in U.S. Manufacturing, Working Papers (2000) (2000)

2001

17. The cyclical behavior of the Department of Justice's antitrust enforcement activity
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2001, 19, (1-2), 27-54 View citations (41)

2000

18. Product market competition and the industry price-cost markup fluctuations:: role of energy price and monetary changes
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2000, 18, (3), 415-444 View citations (25)
19. The Differential Impact of Uncertainty on Investment in Small and Large Businesses
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2000, 82, (2), 338-343 View citations (205)

1997

20. Changes in economic activity, political stance, and variations in the department of justice's antitrust enforcement
    International Advances in Economic Research, 1997, 3, (1), 125-125

1996

21. Does uncertainty influence the number of firms in an industry?
    Economics Letters, 1996, 50, (2), 229-236 View citations (22)
22. Evidence on Nominal Wage Rigidity from a Panel of U.S. Manufacturing Industries
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1996, 28, (4), 650-68 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Evidence on nominal wage rigidity from a panel of U.S. manufacturing industries, International Finance Discussion Papers (1995) View citations (2) (1995)
23. Product Market Competition and the Impact of Price Uncertainty on Investment: Some Evidence from US Manufacturing Industries
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1996, 44, (2), 217-28 View citations (95)
    See also Working Paper Product market competition and the impact of price uncertainty on investment: some evidence from U.S. manufacturing industries, International Finance Discussion Papers (1995) View citations (3) (1995)

1995

24. Input Choices under Price Uncertainty
    Economic Inquiry, 1995, 33, (1), 142-58 View citations (24)

1991

25. Demand Uncertainty and the Capital-Labor Ratio: Evidence from the U.S. Manufacturing Sector
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1991, 73, (1), 157-61 View citations (23)

1989

26. Market structures, price-cost margins, and unionism: An empirical note
    Economics Letters, 1989, 29, (2), 179-182 View citations (1)

Chapters

2013

1. Assessing potential competition in antitrust markets
   Chapter 10 in The International Handbook of Competition – Second Edition, 2013, pp 265-306

2010

2. The Effects of Uncertainty and Sunk Costs on Firms’ Decision-Making: Evidence from Net Entry, Industry Structure and Investment Dynamics
   Springer View citations (2)

2007

3. Issues in Antitrust Enforcement
   A chapter in The Political Economy of Antitrust, 2007, pp 1-23