This article deals with the development of the deregulation and liberalization of the scheduled air transport within the European Community with special reference to the EC competition law. The focal point lies, above all, on the Commission's proposals for the "Second Phase of the Liberalization...

This article deals with the development of the deregulation and liberalization of the scheduled air transport within the European Community with special reference to the EC competition law. The focal point lies, above all, on the Commission's proposals for the "Second Phase of the Liberalization...

This paper presents an analysis of the structural changes the US-airline industry experienced since deregulation of that industry in 1978. The impact of concentration on competition and prices is evaluated for different segments of the market. Finally, conclusions for the ongoing process of...

This paper presents an analysis of the structural changes the US-airline industry experienced since deregulation of that industry in 1978. The impact of concentration on competition and prices is evaluated for different segments of the market. Finally, conclusions for the ongoing process of...

This paper presents an analysis of the structural changes the US-airline industry experienced since deregulation of that industry in 1978. The impact of concentration on competition and prices is evaluated for different segments of the market. Finally, conclusions for the ongoing process of...

Economic theory advances various arguments in favor of and against privatizing education. In this paper we investigate the extent to which these arguments influence voters’ opinions. We analyze two popular referenda in which some 400,000 voters in two Swiss cantons expressed their opinions on...

We study the implications of ownership and its induced incentives on firm performance for young and high-tech firms. Using a unique data set of all 341 firms listed on the Neuer Markt, the German counterpart of the NASDAQ, our results differ from studies on more traditional firms. Ownership by...

The current analysis introduces human capital investments which - as all other investment projects - must be carried out given ex-ante uncertain returns. This return uncertainty reflects that particular ex-post ability realizations may or may not induce the possibility to engage in profitable...

Aufbauend auf der Hypothese, dass Arbeitsmärkte durch unvollständige Information charakterisiert sind, werden in diesem Arbeitspapier neuere Entwicklungen innerhalb eines Zweiges informationsökonomischer Ansätze vorgestellt: der Suchtheorie. Dabei werden ausführlich insbesondere jene...

This paper shows that endogenous adjustments in the composition of labor supplies magnify the effects of changes in commodity prices on the measured skill premium under quite plausible conditions. These composition effects arise from decisions of individuals with heterogeneous inherent abilities...