This paper investigates competition in the Dutch non-life insurance industry indirectly by measuring scale economies … and X-inefficiency, assuming that strong competition would force insurance firms to exploit unused scale economies and to …

, 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 …