The lack of available prices in the Dutch life insurance industry makes competition an elusive concept that defies … direct observation. Therefore, this paper investigates competition by analysing several factors which may affect the … Xinefficiency, since severe competition would force firms to exploit available scale economies and to reduce X-inefficiencies. Both …

, it is important to maintain competition among payment service providers but data available to gauge the degree of … competition are quite limited. We propose and implement a frontierbased method to assess relative competition in bank …

Efficient payment services underpin the smooth operation of the economy. Competition and innovation are key drivers for … determinants that affect pricing, competition and the incentives to innovate in the payment market. While the payment landscape is …