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Barriers to entry, deregulation and workplace training : a theoretical model with evidence from Europe
Bassanini, Andrea; Brunello, Giorgio - 2010
contrasting effects of deregulation on training. With a given number of firms, deregulation reduces the size of rents per unit of … deregulation increases training incidence. -- training ; product market competition ; Europe …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003937794
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A fair price for energy? : ownership versus market opening in the EU15
Fiorio, Carlo V.; Florio, Massimo - 2010
In the past two decades privatisation and liberalisation of network industries providing services of general economic interest (SGEI), have been particularly significant in the European Union. Wide variations around a common policy trend can, however, be observed across countries and sectors. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003985907
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Market liberalization in the European natural gas market : the importance of capacity constraints and efficiency differences
Brakman, Steven; Marrewijk, Charles van; … - 2009
In the European Union, energy markets are increasingly being liberalized. A case in point is the European natural gas industry. The general expectation is that more competition will lead to lower prices and higher volumes, and hence higher welfare. This paper indicates that this might not happen...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003857130
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Liberalizing Russian gas markets : an economic analysis
Aune, Finn Roar; Golombek, Rolf; Hallre, Hilde; Moe, Arild - 2015
The Russian gas market is highly regulated. In this paper we examine possible impacts of regulatory changes on the demand side of this market. In particular, we consider the effects on Russian energy consumers of removing natural gas subsidies, and how changes in Russian gas consumption may...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010533092
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Regulation, financial crises, and liberalization traps
Marchionne, Francesco; Pisicoli, Beniamino; Fratianni, … - 2019
To reconcile the mixed empirical results, we develop a theoretical model whose main implication is a concave impact of regulation on the probability of a crisis. We test this relationship by applying a Probit model of a non-linear specification to annual data from 1999 to 2011 drawn from 132...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012030889
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Vertical market power in interconnected natural gas and electricity markets
Marks, Levi; Mason, Charles F.; Mohlin, Kristina; … - 2017
New England is at the leading edge of an energy transition in which natural gas is playing an increasingly important role in the US electricity generation mix. In recent years, the region’s wholesale natural gas and electricity markets have experienced severe, simultaneous price spikes. While...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011735963
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Toward a sustainable transport development in Asia and the Pacific
Bhattacharyay, Biswanath - 2011
Despite remarkable growth during the last decade, Asia and the Pacific still faces extensive basic infrastructure needs. Furthermore, to cope up with the reduced export demand from advanced economies arising out of the ongoing financial crisis, the region needs to enhance its connectivity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009240742
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Almost fare free : impact of a cheap public transport ticket on mobility patterns and infrastructure quality
Liebensteiner, Mario; Losert, Jakob; Necker, Sarah; … - 2024
In 2022, Germany introduced a temporary 9-euro monthly ticket for unlimited local and regional public transport. We investigate its impact on mobility patterns, including increased public transport usage, reduced car traffic, and rail network congestion. Using difference-in-difference and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014632328
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Deregulation, entry of foreign banks and bank efficiency in Australia
Sturm, Jan-Egbert; Williams, Barry - 2002
This study considers the efficiency of banking in Australia during the post-deregulation period 1988-2001. Since 1986 … banks have used size as a barrier to entry to the new entrants in the post-deregulation period. Furthermore, bank efficiency … seems to have increased post-deregulation and the competition resulting from diversity in bank types was important to prompt …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011514045
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A look upstream : electricity market restructuring, risk, procurement contracts and efficiency
Di Maria, Corrado; Lange, Ian; Lazarova, Emiliya A. - 2014 - This version: November 25, 2014
This paper analyzes theoretically and empirically how upstream markets are affected by deregulation downstream …. Deregulation tends to increase the level of uncertainty in the upstream market. Our theoretical analysis predicts that deregulated … plants. On the other hand, we also find that transaction costs may have increased as a consequence of deregulation. …
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