All Outputs (9)

On multimarket collusion and trade policies (2023)
Journal Article
Sikdar, S. (2023). On multimarket collusion and trade policies. Economics Letters, 233, Article 111429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111429

We analyze the impact of strategic government policies on trade and welfare when an international duopoly sells differentiated products in geographically-separated markets, and cross-hauling incurs a transportation cost. We compare competition betwee... Read More about On multimarket collusion and trade policies.

Correction to: Trade, Transport Emissions and Multimarket Collusion with Border Adjustments (2023)
Journal Article
Sikdar, S. (2023). Correction to: Trade, Transport Emissions and Multimarket Collusion with Border Adjustments. Environmental and Resource Economics, 86(4), 947-947. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-023-00823-0

Trade, Transport Emissions and Multimarket Collusion with Border Adjustments (2023)
Journal Article
Sikdar, S. (2023). Trade, Transport Emissions and Multimarket Collusion with Border Adjustments. Environmental and Resource Economics, 86(3), 407-432. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-023-00799-x

We analyze the impact of border adjustment policies on trade, pollution and welfare when firms, located in different countries, sell differentiated products in geographically-separated markets. Transportation of goods not only incurs a cost, but also... Read More about Trade, Transport Emissions and Multimarket Collusion with Border Adjustments.

Strategic Environmental Policy and International Market Share Rivalry under Differentiated Bertrand Oligopoly (2020)
Journal Article
Lapan, H., & Sikdar, S. (2020). Strategic Environmental Policy and International Market Share Rivalry under Differentiated Bertrand Oligopoly. Oxford Economic Papers, 215-235. https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpaa035

We analyse strategic environmental policies under international Bertrand oligopoly when firms in different industries, located in different countries, produce differentiated products. Under cooperation, emission prices always exceed the joint margina... Read More about Strategic Environmental Policy and International Market Share Rivalry under Differentiated Bertrand Oligopoly.

Prejudice, Bias and Identity Neutral Policy (2020)
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Bag, P., Saha, B., & Sikdar, S. (2020). Prejudice, Bias and Identity Neutral Policy. Social Choice and Welfare, 56, 173–203. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00355-020-01275-x

How does identity blind hiring, as opposed to sighted hiring, influence matching between high ability candidates and high value jobs? Job seekers might face constraints in signaling their abilities for lack of wealth and being denied education. Addin... Read More about Prejudice, Bias and Identity Neutral Policy.

Is Trade in Permits Good for the Environment? (2017)
Journal Article
Lapan, H., & Sikdar, S. (2017). Is Trade in Permits Good for the Environment?. Environmental and Resource Economics, 500-510. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-017-0202-z

We analyze the impact of trade in emission permits on environmental policy when countries trade a differentiated good. Pollution is always higher with tradable permits as compared to the case where permits are not internationally tradable. If polluti... Read More about Is Trade in Permits Good for the Environment?.

Targets and resources: a screening perspective (2016)
Journal Article
Sikdar. (2016). Targets and resources: a screening perspective. Managerial and Decision Economics, 471-489. https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.2798

To secure funding for a project, an agent (informed about the project's type) announces a target output. The principal provides more generous resources for high targets but makes compensation tied to performance relative to the projection. The incent... Read More about Targets and resources: a screening perspective.

Can trade be good for the environment? (2016)
Journal Article
Lapan, H., & Sikdar, S. (2016). Can trade be good for the environment?. Journal of Public Economic Theory, 19(2), 267-288. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpet.12176

We analyze the impact of trade in a differentiated good on environmental policy when there is local and transboundary pollution. In autarky, the (equivalent) pollution tax is set equal to the marginal damage from own emissions. If the strategic polic... Read More about Can trade be good for the environment?.

On efforts in teams with stereotypes (2015)
Journal Article
Sikdar. (2015). On efforts in teams with stereotypes. Economics Letters, 203-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2015.10.032

Diversity in the workplace implies a balance in positions held by different social groups in organizations. We analyze the effect of negative stereotypes about the abilities of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds on efforts and outcomes in tea... Read More about On efforts in teams with stereotypes.