In this paper the existence and magnitude of market power for the German beer exporters is tested. Two theoretical approaches to model incomplete competition on international markets are employed, the 'pricing to market' (PTM) model the 'residual demand elasticity' (RDE) approach. Estimations...

In this paper the existence and magnitude of market power for German beer, cocoa powder, chocolate, and sugar confectionary exporters are tested. Two theoretical approaches are employed, the 'pricing of market' (PTM) and the 'residual demand elasticity' (RDE) approach. Even though all markets...

Only a few studies have analysed staggering and synchronisation in pricing behaviour of multi-product firms. These studies used low-frequency data in an environment of high rates of inflation. This paper investigates staggering and synchronisation of weekly prices for ten food products in 131...

Hauptzielrichtung des Arbeitskreises ist die Suche nach tragfähigen Ansätzen für eine regionale Entwicklung in ländlichen Räumen, die ökologischen, ökonomischen und sozialen Aspekten gleichermaßen Rechnung trägt. Der Arbeitskreis hat sich bei seinen Arbeiten auf ein "moderates" Konzept...