Der Luftverkehrssektor stellt eine grundlegende Infrastruktur moderner Volkswirtschaften bereit. Mit der Liberalisierung der internationalen Luftverkehrsmärkte und der Privatisierung von Verkehrsflughäfen besteht die Notwendigkeit, den staatlichen Ordnungsrahmen an diese veränderten...

This paper evaluates changes in fuel procurement practices by coal- and gas-fired power plants in the United States following state-level legislation that ended cost-of-service regulation of electricity generation. I find that deregulated plants substantially reduce the price paid for coal (but...

We study how competition for talent affects CEO compensation, taking into consideration that CEO decisions and CEO skills or talent are not observable, and CEOs can manipulate performance as measured by outsiders. Firms compete by offering contracts that generate rents for the CEO. We derive the...