well as the level of competition among them. This paper differentiates between HMO penetration and competition and examines … hospitals in the U.S. between 1985 and 1995. Results show that a hospital is less likely to adopt the technology if HMO market … penetration increases but more likely to adopt if HMO competition increases. Further, the latter effect is non-linear in the …

shortages, and utility insolvencies in California’s electricity sector. A necessary first step in determining the lessons … learned from the California electricity crisis is a diagnosis of its causes. This requires a clear understanding of the … federal and state regulatory infrastructure that governs the US electricity supply industry. The structure of California …

principles for South Au stralia, Queensland, NSW, Victoria South Africa, Chile, Colorado, Mexico and California. …

We analyze the role of state-ownership in the banking sector from the perspective of competition. Considering both the … charge and/or offer relatively customer friendly interest rates? And (iii) is competition intensified by the conduct and …

applications were perceived as an important force to modify competition in bank markets. …

competition, using a mixture of theoretical arguments and empirical evidence. We discuss two hypothesis and survey empirical … the intensity of competition in B2C eCommerce. …

This paper shows that altruism may be beneficial in bargaining when there is competition for bargaining partners. In a …