Conventional wisdom attributes different economic outcomes of uniform pricing and price discrimination to the heterogeneity in market conditions or market participants, such as differences in demand elasticity or production costs. We offer a new explanation for the observed differences that...

Soziale Netzwerke, Suchmaschinen und der Online-Handel zeichnen sich auf den ersten Blick dadurch aus, dass hier sehr große Unternehmen den Markt beherrschen. Ob dies aber zu Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen führt, wie digitale Märkte sinnvoll abzugrenzen und wie faire Marktbedingungen herzustellen...

Abstract Several regulatory authorities have recently allowed competing network operators to co-invest in network infrastructure. With the use of a laboratory experiment, we investigate the impact of co-investments on competition in regulated network industries, particularly in comparison to...

Cost cap tariffs are pay-per-use tariffs for which costs cannot exceed a predefined cost limit. They were recently introduced to telecommunications markets, but were previously also applied in the insurance industry as deductibles or in the rental industry as day rates. This paper develops and...