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...

Turkish consumer survey data is used to analyze the main factors that affect consumers' choice of different mobile telecommunications networks. The analysis shows that consumers' choice is significantly affected by the choices of other consumers with whom the consumer is more likely to interact....

This paper explores how consumers react towards price differentiation between on-net and off-net calls in mobile telecommunications - a pricing policy that is common in many mobile telecommunications markets. Based on a survey of 1044 students we demonstrate that some consumers may suffer from a...

This paper analyses the extent of inter-format retail competition between supermarkets, discounters and drugstores in Germany, using data from the German market for diapers. We estimate a random coefficient logit model at the individual household level. Based on consumer substitution patterns,...

Frontmatter -- Vorwort -- Inhalt -- Teil I. Staatliche Prozesssteuerung versus Ordnungsgestaltung in der Marktwirtschaft -- Ordnungstheorie versus Institutionenökonomik: Unterschiede und Gemeinsamkeiten / Leschke, Martin / Thieme, H. Jörg -- Central Banks - from Overburdening to Decline? /...

Frontmatter -- Inhalt -- Die Ökonomik von Sport, Entertainment und Medien – ein Thema für das Forschungsseminar Radein? -- Teil I: Sportmärkte -- Zur Vergabe der Medienrechte in der Fußball-Bundesliga -- Ökonomische Fragen der Talentförderung im Fußball: Theorie, Praxis und empirische...

Intro -- Vorwort -- Inhalt -- Teil I. Staatliche Prozesssteuerung versus Ordnungsgestaltung in der Marktwirtschaft -- Ordnungstheorie versus Institutionenökonomik: Unterschiede und Gemeinsamkeiten -- Central Banks - from Overburdening to Decline? -- Politische Ökonomie der Energiewende:...