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The construction of a low cost airline network
Hüschelrath, Kai; Müller, Kathrin; Bilotkach, Volodymyr - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
The paper investigates the construction of a low cost airline network by analyzing JetBlue Airways' entry decisions into nonstop domestic U.S. airport-pair markets between 2000 and 2009. Adopting duration models with time-varying covariates, we find that JetBlue consistently avoided concentrated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009283662
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Market structure and market performance in e-commerce
Hackl, Franz; Kummer, Michael E.; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf; … - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2012
' entry decisions in the past. We find that instrumenting is particularly important for estimating the effect of competition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957693
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Strategic pricing, market entry and competition: Evidence from German electricity submarkets
Nikogosian, Vigen; Veith, Tobias - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
instrument to affect competition, in terms of market entries, in the related market. We theoretically derive the optimal price …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009646596
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Market structure and market performance in e-commerce
Hackl, Franz; Kummer, Michael E.; Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf; … - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
' entry decisions in the past. We find that instrumenting is particularly important for estimating the effect of competition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009646609
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Do pay-as-bid auctions favor collusion? Evidence from Germany's market for reserve power
Heim, Sven; Götz, Georg - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013
We analyze a drastic price increase in the German auction market for reserve power, which did not appear to be driven by increased costs. Studying the market structure and individual bidding strategies, we find evidence for collusive behavior in an environment with repeated auctions, pivotal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010985633
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Minimum wages and competition: The case of the German roofing sector
Kraft, Kornelius; Rammer, Christian; Gottschalk, Sandra - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2012
This paper analyses the effects of minimum wages on competition in the German roofing sector. The case is particularly … competition for this group of firms and helped them to increase profitability. The increasing share of sole traders may indicate … wage. In the western part of the country minimum wages had no impact on competition. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957738
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The R&D Investment-Uncertainty Relationship: Do Competition and Firm Size Matter?
Toole, Andrew A.; Czarnitzki, Dirk - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008
This paper investigates how competition and firm size affect the relationship between market uncertainty and R …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097745
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Entry and competition in freight transport: the case of a prospective transalpine rail link between France and Italy
Prady, Delphine; Ullrich, Hannes - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
We analyze the expected effects of building a rail tunnel between Lyon and Turin on i) the market shares of the established and the new suppliers, and ii) consumer surplus. The prospective project consists of a 53km rail tunnel providing freight shippers with a new alpine path. We calibrate an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008556007
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Low cost carriers and the evolution of the US airline industry
Hüschelrath, Kai; Müller, Kathrin - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
last decade and must be considered as the main driver of competition in the domestic U.S. airline industry. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009283659
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Patterns and effects of entry in US airline markets
Hüschelrath, Kai; Müller, Kathrin - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
expansion of low-cost carriers must be considered as the main driver of competition in the domestic U.S. airline industry. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009369496