We analyze the role of state-ownership in the banking sector from the perspective of competition. Considering both the … market for mortgage loans and the market for savings and investment deposits in Switzerland, we test three hypothesis: (i) Is … 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 …

competitors and forms of competition. These external changes provided new diversification and growth opportunities but also … competition in bank markets by supporting radical re-engineering of service delivery in ways that undermined previous advantagees …

We use a Hotelling linear city model to study competition between open source and proprietary software, where only the …

In many countries throughout the world, regulators are struggling to determine whether and how to introduce competition …