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The paper uses a panel of more than 1m German firms over 2010-2016, to provide the first firm-bank level evidence of local crowding out for a developed economy characterized by low interest rates and fiscal austerity. Our mechanism relies on two structural features of Germany's banking...
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Despite changes in production networks, welfare state institutions or global finance, Germany's growth model still rests on its unique three-pillar banking system with its strong position of public and cooperative banks. This chapter takes a close look at German savings banks and reassesses the...
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In 2000, there were as many countries served by a single mobile network as by network competition. Today, only 30 … low coverage, inefficient duplication of costs and lack of competition. To date, the authors are not aware of such single … light on the expected performance of single wholesale networks. The key result is that countries with network competition …
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The aim of the paper is to discuss the challenges in the competition assessment of 5G mobile network sharing which … main types of mobile network sharing. Chapter 3 presents our analytical framework for the competition assessment of mobile …, as well as competition cases in European jurisdictions. Throughout, we focus on radio access network (RAN) sharing …
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Network sharing agreements have become increasingly widespread in mobile telecommunications markets. They carry undeniable advantages to operators and consumers alike, but also the potential for consumer harm. Not all NSAs are created equal: the assessment of the balance of harm and benefits to...
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The competitiveness of EU regions This paper results from the project financed by the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (GA ÈR). The project was carried out by the research team consisting of both The Centre of Regional and Administrative Studies and The Regional Studies Department's members...
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from cybercrime, their incentives to do so are often insufficient. The presence of competition in providing broadband … nature of attack attempts found on networks served by ISPs that are monopolists with those that face competition. We also …
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. All around the world, cities are increasingly in competition with one another; interconnected in a network of criss …
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This paper analyzes the dynamics of structural polarization and macroeconomic divergence in the context of European integration, where the latter is understood primarily as an increase in economic and financial openness. In the process of estimating the dynamic effects of such an openness shock...
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