Notes that, in the UK, there has been little empirical research undertaken to consider the effect of the commercial property tax (more commonly known as non-domestic rates) on the level of openly negotiated market rents. ...
We examine whether loss leading pricing strategies in multiproduct retailing should be a target of antitrust policy. Loss leading is modeled in the presence of imperfect competition and consumer information in a stage game ...
A ban on pricing below cost was implemented under the 1987 Groceries Order based on the premise that loss leading used in multi-product retail pricing distorts competition and exploits consumers in the short run, while ...
The paper empirically models price ispersion between related brands within roduct categories of the Irish Independent Grocery market. Retail brand prices are veraged over the independent shops stocking the brand. Since ...
Recent media attention has focused on the low ranking of Ireland in a major international study on literacy. In this paper we examine the dataset used in these studies to consider the reason behind the low ranking. We find ...
The impact of internal and external variables on firm-level wages is examined using data for 436 UK firms over the period 1976-1986. The evidence indicates that both matter, as firm-level profit per employee and industrial ...
The national non-domestic rate was introduced in 1990 to replace a system of locally varying business rates which had lasted for almost four centuries. Five years after the 1990 reforms, this report evaluates the operation ...