It has traditionally been argued that the development of telecommunications infrastructure is dependent on the quality … telecommunications services and find it to be much smaller in cellular telephony than in the others. By evaluating the importance of … offer policy implications for alleviating differences between countries in international telecommunications development. …

. Judaism in Israel illustrates the outcome in a monopoly experiencing potential competition, possibly leading to an oligopoly … structure. -- religion ; religious marketplace ; new paradigm ; monopoly ; competition ; Judaism … ideas. The "Sacred Canopy" paradigm views it necessary for social stability to grant monopoly power to an official state …

This paper presents a novel method for estimating the likely welfare effects of competition reforms for both current … the market share of the state-owned monopoly to 45 percent, the model predicts a 25.3 percent reduction in the price of … consumers are more likely to reap the benefits of greater competition. This method represents a powerful tool for supporting the …

administrative registers from Norway with records on sick pay certification and GP-patient relationships, we present evidence to the …

Economic theory suggests that monopoly prices hurt consumers but benefit shareholders. But in a world where individuals …

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This paper discusses the problems facing the Mexican economy. It operates under a heavy burden of monopoly and … heavy burden of monopoly and regulation. We find little evidence that the introduction of social protection programs for …

increases utility. It is assumed that each variety is owned by a monopoly. Workers can specialize in material goods production … bliss point can only be made better-off by an increase in diversity. If wages are set by monopoly unions rather than set …