Research
Research interests
Industrial Economics
Environmental Economics
My research interests lie primarily in the area of labour market adjustments. In particular, my works focus on innovation, imitation, labour union, merger, patenting, joint venture and FDI. Recently, I have been working on few environmental issues.
Publications
Basak, D., (2023), 'Price and quantity competition under vertical pricing', Games, 14(4): 53. (Invited Paper)
Basak, D. and A. Mukherjee, (2022), 'Social efficiency of market entry under tax policy', B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 22(3): 601-610.
Basak, D., A. Mukherjee and A. Hoefele, (2022), 'Wage bargaining and product innovation: The role of market expansion effect', Manchester School, 90(3): 319-340.
Basak, D. and E. Petrakis, (2021), 'Social efficiency of entry: implications of network externalities', Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 30(4): 820-829.
Basak, D. and A. Mukherjee, (2021), 'Competition, external economies of scale and unionized wage', Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 21(4): 585-592.
Basak, D., (2021), 'Price competition and the effects of labour unions on innovation', Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 22: 337-358.
Basak, D. and L.F.S. Wang, (2019), 'Cournot vs. Bertrand in mixed markets with R&D', North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 48: 265-271. (Invited Paper)
Basak, D. and A. Mukherjee, (2018), 'Labour unionisation structure and product innovation', International Review of Economics and Finance, 55: 98-110.
Basak, D., (2017), 'Cournot vs. Bertrand under centralised bargaining', Economics Letters, 154: 124-127.
Basak, D. and A. Mukherjee, (2017), 'Price vs. quantity in a vertically related market revisited', Economics Letters, 153: 12-14.
Basak, D. and A. Mukherjee, (2016), 'Social efficiency of entry in a vertically related industry', Economics Letters, 139: 8-10.
Basak, D. and L.F.S. Wang, (2016), 'Endogenous choice of price or quantity contract & the implications of two-part-tariff in a vertical structure', Economics Letters, 138: 53-56.
Basak, D. and A. Mukherjee, (2014), 'Optimal contract under brand name collaboration', Economic Modelling, 37: 238-240.
Basak, D. and A. Mukherjee, (2012), 'Patent protection and innovation in a vertical structure', Economics Bulletin, 32: 837-842.
Selected Working Papers
'Competition and profit in a supply chain' (with S. Marjit and A. Mukherjee)
'Welfare enhancing time consistent environmental policy in imperfectly competitive markets' (with E. Petrakis and A. Xepapadeas)
'Semi-collusion and Innovation: Friends or Foes?' (with A. Mukherjee) [supplementary material]
'Environmental policy in vertical chains with endogenous technology' (with I. Chioveanu)