This original new book offers a comprehensive and engaging perspective on the theory of vertical differentiation. It … equilibrium in duopoly games, positional effects attached to status goods, international trade, collusion, advertising and the …, these aspects are assessed in relation to the manifold issues of regulation, competition policy and trade policy. Product …

and competition policy issues arising from trade liberalization …pt. 1. Trade liberalization -- pt. 2. Competition -- pt. 3. The World Trade Organization …

comprehensive economic theory encompassing industry, the public sector and financial markets …

of increasing competition in the provision of them. Competition in the Provision of Local Public Goods uses two … and uni-functionality of jurisdictions. The book analyses the effect of these two aspects on competition among … jurisdictions and the impact this probable increase in competition may have on the achievement of the optimal allocation of local …

regulation in Portugal / João Castro and Agostinho Franco -- 4. Competition through downstream access in the UK postal sector … of postal services / Philippe De Donder ... [et al.] -- 11. Postal price elasticities and intermedia competition : a …

Do political decentralisation and inter state competition favour innovation and growth? There has long been a lively …. The existing literature tends to assume that the beneficial effects of inter state competition have been confined to … decentralised rule or inter state competition. The same is true for Japan. If the Hume-Kant hypothesis is correct, it should also …

Entrepreneurial Competition and Industrial Location explores the notion of entrepreneurial competition from its …