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Impact of Roaming Regulation on Revenues and Prices of Mobile Operators in the EU
Grzybowski, Lukasz; Munoz-Acevedo, Ángela - 2021
We empirically assess the impact of the EU roaming regulation on mobile operators’ average revenues per user (ARPU) and …-level data we find that the regulation decreased mobile operator’s revenues per user, while it had no impact on tariffs during … the latest phase of the regulation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013216252
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Evaluating the Impact of Price Caps - Evidence from the European Roam-Like-At-Home Regulation
Canzian, Giulia; Mazzarella, Gianluca; Verzillo, Stefano; … - 2021
The roam-like-at-home regulation (RLAH) eliminated all mobile roaming surcharges to Eu-ropean consumers travelling … within the European Economic Area (EEA). We measure the causal impact of the regulation on EEA roaming traffic, using the … revenues. To evaluate the welfare effects of the regulation, we develop a framework that includes consumer surplus, retail and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013211736
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Has the Euro Affected the Choice of Invoicing Currency?
Ligthart, Jenny E. - 2013
We present a new approach to study empirically the effect of the introduction of the euro on currency invoicing. Our approach uses a compositional multinomial logit model, in which currency choice depends on the characteristics of both the currency and the country. We use unique quarterly panel...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013094696
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What actually happens to EU directives in the member states?: A cross-country cross-sector view on national transposition instruments
Treutlein, Daniela - 2007
This study empirically investigates the transposition patterns of EU directives in all 15 member states and in six major sectors of the economy with a view on analysing the political-economic reasons behind sector and national differences in the legal transposition instruments used. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264210
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Regulating national firms in a common market
Biancini, Sara - 2008
We consider the regulation of national firms in a common market. Regulators can influence the production of national …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264297
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The demands for environmental regulation and for trade in the presence of private mitigation
Hotte, Louis; Winer, Stanley L. - 2008
We study the nature of individual demands for environmental regulation and for trade openness in the general … respect to the stringency of regulation. Moreover, even though trade has the potential to benefit everyone, the poor may … oppose trade openness because of a concern that laxer environmental regulation will then be imposed in the interest of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264525
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The political economy of regulatory risk
Strausz, Roland - 2010
This paper investigates political uncertainty as a source of regulatory risk. It shows that political parties have incentives to reduce regulatory risk actively: Mutually beneficial pre-electoral agreements that reduce regulatory risk always exist. Agreements that fully eliminate it exist when...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266082
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Corruption and the shadow economy : an empirical analysis
Dreher, Axel; Schneider, Friedrich G. - 2006
This paper analyzes the influence of the shadow economy on corruption and vice versa. We hypothesize that corruption and shadow economy are substitutes in high income countries while they are complements in low income countries. The hypotheses are tested for a cross-section of 120 countries and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276563
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MIMIC models, cointegration and error correction: an application to the French shadow economy
Bühn, Andreas; Schneider, Friedrich G. - 2008
The analysis of economic loss attributed to the shadow economy has attracted much attention in recent years by both academics and policy makers. Often, multiple indicators multiple causes (MIMIC) models are applied to time series data estimating the size and development of the shadow economy for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276604
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Hurricane insurance in Florida
Jametti, Mario; von Ungern-Sternberg, Thomas - 2009
This paper studies the evolution of hurricane insurance in Florida over the last decades. Hurricanes (and other natural catastrophes) are typically referred to as uninsurable" risks. The more exposed property owners find it difficult to obtain insurance cover from the private market and/or can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276899