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Boone (2008a) proposes a new competition measure based on Relative Profit Differences (RPD) with superior theoretical … indicator fails to correctly indicate competition. A proposed augmented indicator based on RPDs performs better. The traditional …
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This paper compares the outcomes of corporate self-regulation and traditional ex-ante regulation of network access to monopolistic bottlenecks. In the model of self-regulation, the domestic gas supplier and network owner and the monopsonistic gas customer fix quantities and the network access...
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We propose a duopoly model of competition between internet search engines endowed with different technologies and study …
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market economies. The primary focus of the study is on competition and market structure, finance and the structure of lending … interpretation of the evidence on competition is that there is an initial move by firms into niches to exploit local market power …
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This paper provides a productivity analysis of German electricity distribution companies. It addresses both traditional issues in electricity sector benchmarking, such as the role of scale effects and optimal utility size, as well as new evidence specific to the situation in Germany. Regarding...
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In this paper we test the hypothesis that the economic transition toward a market economy increases the efficiency of firms. We study 32 Polish electricity distribution companies between 1997-2002, by applying common benchmarking methods to the panel: the nonparametric data envelopment analysis...
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We study the performance of different regulatory approaches for the expansion of electricity transmission networks in the light of realistic demand patterns and fluctuating wind power. In particular, we are interested in the relative performance of a combined merchant-regulatory mechanism...
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We model competition between two unregulated mobile phone companies with price-elastic demand and less than full market … coverage. We also assume that there is a regulated full-coverage fixed network. In order to induce stronger competition, mobile … termination. Stronger competition leads to an increase of the mobiles' market shares, with the advantage that (genuine) network …
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This paper follows two objectives: (i) It demonstrates the merits of the survey based approach to B2C eCommerce characteristics and company strategy, and (ii) it presents empirical evidence of the crucial importance of size and marketing investment in B2C eCommerce markets. It presents...
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We analyze market dynamics under Bertrand duopoly competition in industries with network effects and consumer switching …
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