José L. Moraga-González

VU University Amsterdam

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De Boelelaan 1105

1081 HV Amsterdam

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http://www.tinbergen.nl/~moraga/

University of Groningen

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9700 AV Groningen, Groningen 9700 AV

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1.

Economics: An Emerging Small World?

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 08 Jun 2004
Sanjeev Goyal, Marco van der Leij and José L. Moraga-González
University of Cambridge, CeNDEF, University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam
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Small world, economics research, networks, coauthorship, hierarchy

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A Model of Strategic Targeted Advertising

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 03 Jun 2004
José L. Moraga-González and Andrea Galeotti
VU University Amsterdam and University of Essex
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Segmentation, targeted advertising, oligopoly, price dispersion, price discrimination

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Strategic Targeted Advertising

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 03-035/1
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 21 Jul 2003
Andrea Galeotti and José L. Moraga-González
University of Essex and VU University Amsterdam
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Dumping in Developing and Transition Economies

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 03 Jan 2005
José L. Moraga-González and Jean-Marie Viaene
VU University Amsterdam and Erasmus University
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Comparison Sites

IESE Business School Working Paper No. 933
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 22 Oct 2011
José L. Moraga-González and Matthijs R. Wildenbeest
VU University Amsterdam and University of Arizona - Department of Economics
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Shopbots, two-sided market, intermediation, price discrimination, product differentiation

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Trade and Industrial Policy of Transition Economies

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 14 May 2001
José L. Moraga-González and Jean-Marie Viaene
VU University Amsterdam and Erasmus University
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Exchange Rates, Leapfrogging, Optimal Trade Policy, Product Quality, Trade Liberalization

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Platform Intermediation in a Market for Differentiated Products

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Platform Intermediation in a Market for Differentiated Products

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2266
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 01 Apr 2008
Andrea Galeotti and José L. Moraga-González
University of Essex and VU University Amsterdam
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two-sided markets, network externalities, intermediation, advertising

Platform Intermediation in a Market for Differentiated Products

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 2008-020/1
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 26 Feb 2008
Andrea Galeotti and José L. Moraga-González
University of Essex and VU University Amsterdam
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Two-sided markets, network externalities, intermediation, advertising

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Do Firms Sell Forward for Strategic Reasons? An Application to the Wholesale Market for Natural Gas

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Do Firms Sell Forward for Strategic Reasons? An Application to the Wholesale Market for Natural Gas

IESE Business School Working Paper No. 864
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 21 Jul 2010
Remco van Eijkel and José L. Moraga-González
University of Groningen and VU University Amsterdam
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market power, risk-hedging, forward contracts, spot market, over-the-counter trade, market transparency, churn rates

Do Firms Sell Forward for Strategic Reasons? An Application to the Wholesale Market for Natural Gas

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 3270
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 07 Dec 2010
Remco van Eijkel and José L. Moraga-González
University of Groningen and VU University Amsterdam
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market power, risk-hedging, forward contracts, spot market, over-the-counter trade, market transparency, churn rates

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How Do Start-up Acquisitions Affect the Direction of Innovation?

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How Do Start-up Acquisitions Affect the Direction of Innovation?

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 2021-065/VII
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 22 Jul 2021 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2022
José L. Moraga-González, Evgenia Motchenkova and Esmée Dijk
VU University Amsterdam, VU University Amsterdam - Department of Economics and VU University Amsterdam
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start-ups, acquisitions, mergers, innovation portfolios, competition policy, antitrust

How Do Start-Up Acquisitions Affect the Direction of Innovation?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16362
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 22 Sep 2021
Esmée Dijk, José L. Moraga-González and Evgenia Motchenkova
VU University Amsterdam, VU University Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam - Department of Economics
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Acquisitions, Antitrust, competition policy, innovation portfolios, mergers, start-ups

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Anti-Dumping, Intra-Industry Trade and Quality Reversals

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 10 Jan 2005
José L. Moraga-González and Jean-Marie Viaene
VU University Amsterdam and Erasmus University
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Anti-dumping duty, intra-industry trade, price undertaking, product quality, quality reversals

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Consumer Search and Prices in the Automobile Market

IESE Business School Working Paper No. 1123-E, Kelley School of Business Research Paper No. 15-45
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 23 May 2015
José L. Moraga-González, Zsolt Sandor and Matthijs R. Wildenbeest
VU University Amsterdam, University of Groningen and University of Arizona - Department of Economics
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Consumer search, differentiated products, demand and supply, automobiles

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Prices, Product Differentiation, and Heterogeneous Search Costs

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Prices, Product Differentiation, and Heterogeneous Search Costs

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 14-080/VII, Kelley School of Business Research Paper No. 2014-17
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 06 Jul 2014
José L. Moraga-González, Zsolt Sandor and Matthijs R. Wildenbeest
VU University Amsterdam, University of Groningen and University of Arizona - Department of Economics
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sequential search, search cost heterogeneity, differentiated products, existence and uniqueness of equilibrium

Prices, Product Differentiation, and Heterogeneous Search Costs

IESE Business School Working Paper No. 1097-E
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 02 Dec 2015
José L. Moraga-González, Zsolt Sándor and Matthijs R. Wildenbeest
VU University Amsterdam, Sapientia University and University of Arizona - Department of Economics
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Equential search; search cost heterogeneity; differentiated products; existence and uniqueness of equilibrium

Prices, Product Differentiation, and Heterogeneous Search Costs

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4889
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 14 Aug 2014
José L. Moraga-González, Zsolt Sandor and Matthijs R. Wildenbeest
VU University Amsterdam, University of Groningen and University of Arizona - Department of Economics
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sequential search, search cost heterogeneity, differentiated products, existence and uniqueness of equilibrium

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A Note on Costly Sequential Search and Oligopoly Pricing

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 24 Jun 2004
Maarten Janssen, José L. Moraga-González and Matthijs R. Wildenbeest
University of Vienna - Faculty of Business, Economics, and Statistics, VU University Amsterdam and University of Arizona - Department of Economics
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Sequential consumer search, oligopoly, price dispersion

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Consumer Search and Oligopolistic Pricing: An Empirical Investigation

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 27 Oct 2004
José L. Moraga-González, Maarten Janssen and Matthijs R. Wildenbeest
VU University Amsterdam, University of Vienna - Faculty of Business, Economics, and Statistics and University of Arizona - Department of Economics
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consumer search, oligopoly, price dispersion, maximum likelihood estimation

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Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Search Costs

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 06-019/1
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 28 Feb 2006
José L. Moraga-González and Matthijs R. Wildenbeest
VU University Amsterdam and University of Arizona - Department of Economics
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consumer search, oligopoly, price dispersion, structural estimation, maximum likelihood

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Procompetitive Trade Policies

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Nov 2001
José L. Moraga-González and Jean-Marie Viaene
VU University Amsterdam and Erasmus University
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Endogenous Quality, Most Favored Nation (MFN) Clause, Procompetitive Policies, Regional Trade Agreements

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Mergers and Innovation Portfolios

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Mergers and Innovation Portfolios

TILEC Discussion Paper No. DP 2019-026
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 10 Dec 2019
José L. Moraga-González, Evgenia Motchenkova and Saish Nevrekar
VU University Amsterdam, VU University Amsterdam - Department of Economics and University of Zurich
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innovation portfolios, R&D contests, mergers

Mergers and Innovation Portfolios

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 2019-085/VII
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 31 Dec 2019
José L. Moraga-González, Evgenia Motchenkova and Saish Nevrekar
VU University Amsterdam, VU University Amsterdam - Department of Economics and University of Zurich
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innovation portfolios, R&D contests, mergers

Mergers and Innovation Portfolios

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14188
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 17 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 04 Feb 2022
José L. Moraga-González, Evgenia Motchenkova and Saish Nevrekar
VU University Amsterdam, VU University Amsterdam - Department of Economics and University of Zurich
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Horizontal mergers, innovation portfolios, R&D contests

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Electrification of Heating and Transport: A Scenario Analysis for the Netherlands Up to 2050

Moraga, J.L and Mulder, M., Electrification of heating and transport; a scenario analysis for the Netherlands up to 2050, Centre for Energy Economics Research , CEER Policy Papers 2 - University of Groningen, The Netherlands - May 2018
Number of pages: 89 Posted: 23 Jul 2018
José L. Moraga-González and Machiel Mulder
VU University Amsterdam and Centre for Energy Economics Research, University of Groningen
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Asymmetric Price Effects of Competition

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Asymmetric Price Effects of Competition

IESE Business School Working Paper No. 797
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 28 Jul 2009
José L. Moraga-González and Saul Lach
VU University Amsterdam and Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics
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Asymmetric, Price, Effects, Competition

Asymmetric Price Effects of Competition

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 09-049/2
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 14 Jul 2009
Saul Lach and José L. Moraga-González
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics and VU University Amsterdam
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gasoline prices, imperfect information, number of firms and price distribution

Asymmetric Price Effects of Competition

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7319
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 15 Jul 2009
Saul Lach and José L. Moraga-González
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics and VU University Amsterdam
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gasoline prices, imperfect information, number of firms, price distribution

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On Mergers in Consumer Search Markets

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 21 Jul 2007
Maarten Janssen and José L. Moraga-González
University of Vienna - Faculty of Business, Economics, and Statistics and VU University Amsterdam
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consumer search; mergers; price dispersion

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Advertising for Attention in a Consumer Search Model

IESE Business School Working Paper No. 794
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 18 May 2009
Marco A. Haan and José L. Moraga-González
University of Groningen and VU University Amsterdam
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Advertising, attention, consumer search, saliency

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Strategic Wage Setting and Coordination Frictions with Multiple Applications

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 23 Aug 2004
Pieter A. Gautier and José L. Moraga-González
Free University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam
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Search, wage setting, coordination frictions, wage dispersion,coordination frictions, internet, job search, minimum wage

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Consumer Search Costs and the Incentives to Merge Under Bertrand Competition

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Consumer Search Costs and the Incentives to Merge Under Bertrand Competition

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 11-099/1
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 25 Jul 2011
José L. Moraga-González and Vaiva Petrikaite
VU University Amsterdam and University of Groningen
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mergers, search, insiders, outsiders, order of search, prominence

Consumer Search Costs and the Incentives to Merge Under Bertrand Competition

IESE Business School Working Paper No. 934
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 22 Oct 2011
José L. Moraga-González and Vaiva Petrikaite
VU University Amsterdam and University of Groningen
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mergers, search, insiders, outsiders, order of search

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Nonsequential Search Equilibrium with Search Cost Heterogeneity

IESE Business School Working Paper No. 869
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 10 Sep 2010
José L. Moraga-González, Zsolt Sandor and Matthijs R. Wildenbeest
VU University Amsterdam, University of Groningen and University of Arizona - Department of Economics
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nonsequential search, oligopoly, arbitrary search cost distributions

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Structural Estimation of Search Intensity: Do Non-Employed Workers Search Enough?

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Structural Estimation of Search Intensity: Do Non-Employed Workers Search Enough?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3045, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 07-071/3
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 18 Sep 2007
Pieter A. Gautier, José L. Moraga-González, Ronald P. Wolthoff and Ronald P. Wolthoff
Free University of Amsterdam, VU University Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsUniversity of Toronto - Department of Economics
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job search, search costs, labor market frictions, wage dispersion, welfare, structural estimation

Structural Estimation of Search Intensity: Do Non-Employed Workers Search Enough?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6440
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 30 May 2008
Pieter A. Gautier, José L. Moraga-González, Ronald P. Wolthoff and Ronald P. Wolthoff
Free University of Amsterdam, VU University Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam - Department of EconomicsUniversity of Toronto - Department of Economics
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job search, labour market frictions, search costs, structural estimation, wage dispersion, welfare

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On the Identification of the Costs of Simultaneous Search

IESE Business School Working Paper No. 867
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 21 Jul 2010
José L. Moraga-González, Matthijs R. Wildenbeest and Zsolt Sandor
VU University Amsterdam, University of Arizona - Department of Economics and University of Groningen
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search costs, portfolio choice, non-parametric identification

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Dumping in a Global World: Why Product Quality Matters

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 21 May 2005
José L. Moraga-González and Jean-Marie Viaene
VU University Amsterdam and Erasmus University
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Customer Directed Advertising and Product Quality

Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 943-968, Winter 2006
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 26 Oct 2006
Lola Esteban, José Hernández and José L. Moraga-González
University of Zaragoza - Department of Economic Analysis, University of Zaragoza - Department of Economic Analysis and VU University Amsterdam
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Asymmetric Price Effects of Competition

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Asymmetric Price Effects of Competition

The Journal of Industrial Economics, Vol. 65, Issue 4, pp. 767-803, 2017
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Dec 2017
Saul Lach and José L. Moraga-González
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics and VU University Amsterdam
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Asymmetric Price Effects of Competition

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10456
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 02 Mar 2015
Saul Lach and José L. Moraga-González
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics and VU University Amsterdam
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distribution of price information, number of competitors, price dispersion

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A Model of Directed Consumer Search

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11955
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 21 Apr 2017
M.A. Haan, José L. Moraga-González and Vaiva Petrikaite
University of Groningen - Faculty of Economics and Business, VU University Amsterdam and University of Groningen
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differentiated products, ordered/directed search, price observability

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Antidumping, Intra‐Industry Trade, and Quality Reversals

International Economic Review, Vol. 56, Issue 3, pp. 777-803, 2015
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 31 Jul 2015
José L. Moraga-González and Jean-Marie Viaene
VU University Amsterdam and Erasmus University
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Consumer Search and Prices in the Automobile Market

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Consumer Search and Prices in the Automobile Market

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10487
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 16 Mar 2015
José L. Moraga-González, Zsolt Sándor and Matthijs R. Wildenbeest
VU University Amsterdam, Sapientia University and University of Arizona - Department of Economics
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automobiles, consumer search, demand and supply, differentiated products

Consumer Search and Prices in the Automobile Market

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16574
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 09 Nov 2021
José L. Moraga-González, Zsolt Sándor and Matthijs R. Wildenbeest
VU University Amsterdam, Sapientia University and University of Arizona - Department of Economics
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automobiles, consumer search, Demand estimation, differentiated products, Exclusive dealing

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Search Costs, Demand-Side Economies and the Incentives to Merge Under Bertrand Competition

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9374
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 05 Mar 2013
José L. Moraga-González and Vaiva Petrikaite
VU University Amsterdam and University of Groningen
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consumer search, demand-side economies, economies of search, insiders, long-run, mergers, orders of search, outsiders, prominence, sequential search, short-run

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Selling Constraints

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14718
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 May 2020
José L. Moraga-González and Makoto Watanabe
VU University Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Tinbergen Institute
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capacity- and selling-constrained firms, ordered search, price posting

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Product Quality and Consumer Search

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14669
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 08 May 2020 Last Revised: 29 Mar 2022
José L. Moraga-González and Yajie Sun
VU University Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam
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efficiency, quality investment, sequential search, super- and sub-modular match value distributions

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Simultaneous Search for Differentiated Products: The Impact of Search Costs and Firm Prominence

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14454
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 03 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 28 May 2020
José L. Moraga-González, Zsolt Sándor and Matthijs R. Wildenbeest
VU University Amsterdam, Sapientia University and University of Arizona - Department of Economics
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differentiated products, non-sequential search, non-uniform sampling, oligopoly, Prominence, Search cost heterogeneity, simultaneous search

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Prices and Heterogeneous Search Costs

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10657
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 16 Jun 2015
José L. Moraga-González, Zsolt Sándor and Matthijs R. Wildenbeest
VU University Amsterdam, Sapientia University and University of Arizona - Department of Economics
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differentiated products, monotone likelihood ratio, search cost heterogeneity, sequential search

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Advertising for Attention in a Consumer Search Model

Posted: 21 Apr 2009
Marco A. Haan and José L. Moraga-González
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D83, L13, M37

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Economics: An Emerging Small World

Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 114, pp. 403-412, April 2006
Posted: 17 May 2006
Sanjeev Goyal, Marco van der Leij and José L. Moraga-González
University of Cambridge, CeNDEF, University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam

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Trade Policy and Quality Leadership in Transition Economies

European Economic Review, Vol. 49, No. 2, pp. 251-530, February 2005
Posted: 24 Aug 2005
Jean-Marie Viaene and José L. Moraga-González
Erasmus University and VU University Amsterdam

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Exchange rate, quality reversal, optimal trade policy, product quality, trade liberalization

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R&D Networks

Posted: 16 Jan 2002
Sanjeev Goyal and José L. Moraga-González
University of Cambridge and VU University Amsterdam

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Endogenous Quality Effects of Trade Policy

Working Paper No. 99-045/2
Posted: 22 May 2000
José L. Moraga-González and Jean-Marie Viaene
VU University Amsterdam and Erasmus University

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International Trade, Economic Integration, Quality