Special investigation of selected transactions at Perry High School for the period July 1, 2005 through November 30, 2007

Special investigation of selected transactions at Perry High School for the period July 1, 2005 through November 30, 2007

Report on a special investigation of the West Marshall Community School District for the period January 1, 2001 through June 30, 2007

Report on a special investigation of the West Marshall Community School District for the period January 1, 2001 through June 30, 2007

Report on a special investigation of the City of Durant for the period July 1, 2000 through May 6, 2008

Report on a special investigation of the City of Durant for the period July 1, 2000 through May 6, 2008

Forward induction and the excess capacity puzzle: An experimental investigation

While the theoretical industrial organization literature has long arguedthat excess capacity can be used to deter entry into markets, there islittle empirical evidence that incumbent firms effectively behave in thisway. Bagwell and Ramey (1996) propose a game with a specific sequence ofmoves and partially-recoverable capacity costs in which forward inductionprovides a theoretical rationalization for firm behavior in the field. Weconduct an experiment with a game inspired by their work. In our data theincumbent tends to keep the market, in contrast to what the forwardinduction argument of Bagwell and Ramey would suggest. The results indicatethat players perceive that the first mover has an advantage without havingto pre-commit capacity. In our game, evolution and learning do not driveout this perception. We back these claims with data analysis, atheoretical framework for dynamics, and simulation results.

Report on a special investigation of the City of Macedonia for the period June 26, 2006 through September 30, 2008

Report on a special investigation of the City of Macedonia for the period June 26, 2006 through September 30, 2008

Report on a special investigation of the City of Halbur for the period July 1, 1995 through June 30, 2008

Report on a special investigation of the City of Halbur for the period July 1, 1995 through June 30, 2008

Report on a special investigation of the Fairfield Parks and Recreation Department (Parks and Recreation) for the period January 1, 2007 through April 8, 2008

Report on a special investigation of the Fairfield Parks and Recreation Department (Parks and Recreation) for the period January 1, 2007 through April 8, 2008

Special investigation of the Cedar Rapids Veterans Memorial Commission and Valor, Inc. (Valor) for the period January 1, 2006 through October 31, 2007

Special investigation of the Cedar Rapids Veterans Memorial Commission and Valor, Inc. (Valor) for the period January 1, 2006 through October 31, 2007

Report on a special investigation of the Assistant Director of the Camp Adventure program at the University of Northern Iowa for the period January 1, 2006 through March 31, 2008

Report on a special investigation of the Assistant Director of the Camp Adventure program at the University of Northern Iowa for the period January 1, 2006 through March 31, 2008

Cross-border banking in Europe: An empirical investigation

This paper investigates bilateral trade in banking services within the European Union. The attention has been addressed to two main issues. First, to test the bank's motivations for setting up the different forms of overseas offices, and secondly, to assess the importance of barriers to entry across national European banking systems. Empirical results confirm the existence of different motivations for establishing representative offices, branches and subsidiaries in foreign locations. In addition, evidence has been achieved about the importance of non-regulatory barriers that could make difficult the existence of a single European market for banking services.