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Facility- and service-based competition and investment in fixed broadband networks : lessons from a decade of access regulations in the European Union member states

Briglauer, Wolfgang; Gugler, Klaus; Haxhimusa, Adhurim - 2015

2003 to 2012. We examine the impact of service- and facility-based competition on firm-level investment as well as the … estimation techniques which allows us to account for various sources of endogeneity. We find that facility-based competition … decisions are strategic complements. Moreover, we find that intermodal competition in terms of fixed-mobile substitution exerts …

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The impact of regulation and competition on the migration from old to new communications infrastructure : recent evidence from EU27 member states

Briglauer, Wolfgang - 2014

policies and competition controlling for relevant supply and demand side factors. Our econometric model employs dynamic panel … impact on investment in new infrastructure. Furthermore, infrastructure-based competition from mobile operators and the …

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Reconciling insurance with market discipline : a blueprint for a European fiscal union

Dolls, Mathias; Fuest, Clemens; Heinemann, Friedrich; … - 2015

This contribution develops a blueprint for a European fiscal union. The proposal addresses the shortcomings of most other reform designs which do not offer a solution for insolvent or noncooperative euro countries. We suggest a design which combines fiscal insurance with an orderly procedure to...

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Fair and efficent taxation under partial control

Ooghe, Erwin; Peichl, Andreas - 2014

We study fair and efficient tax-benefit schemes based on income and non-income factors under partial control. Partial control means that each factor is a specific mixture of unobserved ability (randomly drawn by nature) and effort (chosen by individuals who differ in tastes). Factors differ in...

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Does state aid for broadband deployment in rural areas close the digital and economic divide?

Briglauer, Wolfgang; Dürr, Niklas S.; Falck, Oliver; … - 2016

German State of Bavaria in the years 2010 and 2011. Using difference-in-differences estimation strategies, we find that aided …

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An unemployment insurance scheme for the euro area? : a comparison of different alternatives using micro data

Dolls, Mathias; Fuest, Clemens; Neumann, Dirk; Peichl, … - 2014

We analyze different alternatives how a common unemployment insurance system for the euro area (EA) could be designed and assess their effectiveness to act as an insurance device in the presence of asymmetric macroeconomic shocks. Running counterfactual simulations based on micro data for the...

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How to fill the digital gap? : the (limited) role of regulation

Briglauer, Wolfgang; Cambini, Carlo; Melani, Sauro - 2016

This paper provides evidence on the migration from an “old” technology to a “new” technology, taking into account the impact that regulatory interventions on the old one might have on the incentives to invest and adopt the new one. This analysis has been applied to a sample of EU27...

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Fiscal integration in the eurozone : economic effects of two key scenarios

Dolls, Mathias; Fuest, Clemens; Neumann, Dirk; Peichl, … - 2013

The 2008-09 crisis has shown that some euro area member countries were unable to sufficiently stabilize their economies which has given rise to a debate about deeper fiscal integration in Europe. In this paper, we analyze the redistributive and stabilizing effects of two scenarios of fiscal...

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Dynamic scoring of tax reforms in the European Union

Barrios Cobos, Salvador; Dolls, Mathias; Maftei, Anamaria; … - 2017

In this paper, we present the first dynamic scoring exercise linking a multi‐country microsimulation and DSGE models for all countries of the European Union. We illustrate our novel methodology analysing a hypothetical tax reform for Belgium. We then evaluate real tax reforms in Italy and...

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The European electronic communications code : a critical appraisal with a focus on incentivizing investment in next generation broadband networks

Briglauer, Wolfgang; Cambini, Carlo; Fetzer, Thomas; … - 2017

In September 2016, the European Commission (EC) published its proposal for a directive establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) - with one key aim being the provision of sufficient incentives for infrastructure investments into high-speed communication networks. Based on a...

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