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Implications of network convergence on local access regulation in the US and the EU

Vanberg, Margit A. (contributor) - 2007

This paper provides an overview of telecommunications regulation in the U.S. and in Europe. For each region the history … of telecommunications regulations as well as the current regulatory regime is portrayed. The focus of this overview is on … telecommunications with Internet and broadcasting services. The criteria used by the regulatory authorities to identify those network …

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Supply and demand for telecommunication infrastructure

Veith, Tobias - 2010

infrastructures. -- Telecommunications ; infrastructure supply and demand …

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The European electronic communications code : a critical appraisal with a focus on incentivizing investment in next generation broadband networks

Briglauer, Wolfgang; Cambini, Carlo; Fetzer, Thomas; … - 2017

In September 2016, the European Commission (EC) published its proposal for a directive establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) - with one key aim being the provision of sufficient incentives for infrastructure investments into high-speed communication networks. Based on a...

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Speeding up the internet : regulation and investment in European fiber optic infrastructure

Briglauer, Wolfgang; Cambini, Carlo; Grajek, Michał - 2017

In this paper we study how the coexistence of access regulations for legacy (copper)and fiber networks shapes the incentives to invest in network infrastructure. To this end, we develop a theoretical model explaining investment incentives by incumbent telecom operators and heterogeneous entrants...

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Digital design protection in Europe : law, trends, and emerging issues

Filitz, Rainer; Henkel, Joachim; Ohnemus, Jörg - 2017

Digital designs - that is, designs for display on electronic screens - have recently burst onto the intellectual property (IP) stage. While in the U.S. a smattering of legal studies have recently addressed the question of digital design as a copyright-, trademark- and patent-eligible subject...

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What active labour market programmes work for immigrants in Europe? : A meta-analysis of the evaluation literature

Butschek, Sebastian; Walter, Thomas - 2013

A growing body of programme evaluation literature recognises immigrants as a disadvantaged group on European labour …

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The determinants of capital structure : some evidence from banks

Gropp, Reint (contributor); Heider, Florian (contributor) - 2008

This paper documents that standard cross-sectional determinants of firm leverage also apply to the capital structure of large banks in the United States and Europe. We find a remarkable consistency in sign, significance and economic magnitude. Like non-financial firms, banks appear to have...

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Periodic dynamic conditional correlations between stock markets in Europe and the US

Savva, Christos S. (contributor); … - 2006

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Fair and efficient taxation under partial control : theory and evidence

Ooghe, Erwin; Peichl, Andreas - 2010

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The impact of informational costs in quantity regulation of pollutants : the case of the European Emissions Trading Scheme

Heindl, Peter - 2011

There is extreme heterogeneity of firms regulated under the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) in terms of emissions evels and employed technology. We present a model that shows that behavior of firms under quantity regulation can differ strongly, dependent on the characteristics of the...

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