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The impact of consumer protection in the digital age : evidence from the European Union

Rösner, Anja; Haucap, Justus; Heimeshoff, Ulrich - 2020

We investigate the effect of an EU-wide consumer protection regulation on consumer trust as well as consumer behavior. The Unfair Commercial Practice Directive (UCPD) was implemented by EU member states between 2007 and 2010. We utilize data from the Special and Flash Eurobarometer for the years...

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Will the US and EU telecommunications policies converge? : a survey

Vogelsang, Ingo - 2014

Currently, U.S. and EU telecommunications policies differ in many respects. For example, wholesale access to local loops is largely deregulated in the U.S. but continues to be regulated in the EU. Or, the U.S. has an elaborate universal service policy with a set of universal service funds and...

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Does state aid for broadband deployment in rural areas close the digital and economic divide?

Briglauer, Wolfgang; Dürr, Niklas S.; Falck, Oliver; … - 2018

We evaluate the impact of a major European state aid programme for broadband deployment applied to rural areas in the German state of Bavaria in the years 2010 and 2011. Using matched difference-in-differences estimation strategies, we find that aided municipalities have - depending on broadband...

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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...

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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 …

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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...

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Investment in broadband infrastructure under local deregulation : evidence from the UK broadband market

Fabritz, Nadine; Falck, Oliver - 2013

This paper investigates telecommunication operator investment in broadband infrastructure after local deregulation of … exploit regional differences in deregulation following a 2008 reform. Controlling for initial conditions, first …-difference estimates show that local deregulation increases local investment in infrastructure by both the incumbent and competitors. …

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Media treatment of monetary policy surprises and their impact on firms' and consumers' expectations

Pinter, Julien; Kočenda, Evžen - 2023

Do firms' and consumers' expectations react to central bank announcements? Past literature has come to divergent conclusions, but it has systematically ignored how media treat the announcements. This paper investigates the link between monetary policy announcements and expectations by taking...

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Socioeconomic determinants of awareness of energy labels and their influence on purchase decisions in the EU

Barahona-Varon, Monica; Doganoglu, Toker; Grzybowski, Lukasz - 2025

This paper examines the determinants of individuals’ awareness of EU Energy Labels and the extent to which these labels influence their purchase decisions for electric appliances. The analysis is based on Eurobarometer survey data from 27,438 individuals across 28 EU Member States in 2019....

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Making the world a better place : consumers' group identity in the markets with competition and two-sided opportunism

Kanniainen, Vesa - 2016

Consumer boycotts often provide a disciplinary mechanism against firms deviating from established social norms. Such actions tend to be organized by people through reference groups with a social mission. The intensity of the group identity is, however, private information. Therefore, the...

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