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Aghion, Philippe; Dewatripont, Mathias; Du, Liqun; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

enterprises for the period 1998 through 2007 to test for complementarity between competition and industrial policy. A main … competition-friendly and therefore more growth-enhancing. …

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Add-on Pricing, Naive Consumers, and the Hidden Welfare Costs of Education

Kosfeld, Michael; Schüwer, Ulrich - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

Previous research shows that firms shroud high add-on prices in competitive markets with naive consumers leading to inefficiency. We analyze the effects of regulatory intervention via educating naive consumers on equilibrium prices and welfare. Our model allows firms to shroud, unshroud, or...

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Essential Facility Financing and Market Structure

Caillaud, Bernard; Tirole, Jean - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

to pay more for exclusivity, the higher the demand (the lower the cost), that is precisely when competition yields the …

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Competition in Electricity Supply: Will '1998' be Worth it?

Green, Richard; McDaniel, Tanga - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

Starting in 1998, the electricity market in England and Wales will be opened up to full competition, and all consumers … transactions costs exceeding £100 million a year for the first five years. Relative to a counterfactual without competition, there …

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Competition and Entry in Banking: Implications for Stability and Capital Regulation

Boot, Arnoud W A; Marinc, Matej - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

We assess the influence of competition and capital regulation on the stability of the banking system. We particularly … show that competition improves the monitoring incentives of better quality banks and deteriorates the incentives of lower … quality banks; and that precisely for those lower quality banks competition typically compromises the effectiveness of capital …

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The Determinants of Privatized Enterprise Performance in Russia

Angelucci, Manuela; Bevan, Alan; Estrin, Saul; Fennema, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

; corporate governance; market structures and competition; and financial constraints. We conclude that private ownership and …

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Financial Integration and Entrepreneurial Activity: Evidence from Foreign Bank Entry in Emerging Markets

Giannetti, Mariassunta; Ongena, Steven - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

An extensive empirical literature has documented the positive growth effects of equity market liberalization. However, this line of research ignores the impact of financial integration on a category of firms crucial for economic development, i.e. the small entrepreneurial firms. This paper aims...

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Competition, Entry, and the Social Returns to Infrastructure in Transition Economies

Aghion, Philippe; Schankerman, Mark - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

product market competition. This leads to more effective weeding out of the existing high-cost firms in the market. In this …

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Regulation and Incentives in European Aviation

Gagnepain, Philippe; Uribe, Marín; Luis, Pedro - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

The aim of this Paper is to evaluate simultaneously market power and the incentives faced by carriers to improve efficiency, taking into account the regulatory changes that have affected the European airline industry. We construct and estimate a model that includes demand, capacity, and cost...

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Competition, Globalization and the Decline of Inflation

Chen, Natalie; Imbs, Jean; Scott, Andrew - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

We investigate theoretically and empirically the competitive effects of increased trade on prices, productivity and markups. Using disaggregated data for EU manufacturing over the period 1988-2000 we find increased openness exerts a negative and significant impact on sectoral prices. Increased...

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