set these prices do not take into account competition conditions of each market. In this paper we establish the effect of … a regulated mark-up price as well as competition on the incentives that gas stations in Mexico have to dispense less … regulated mark-up price reduces the incentives of gas stations to cheat. Similarly, more intense competition among the retailers …

market competition. In markets with effective competition, horizontal multiple directorships turn out to be an efficient … firms have no significant influence on financial performance, irrespective of the level of competition intensity …

This paper discusses complementarities and tensions between competition policies and consumer protection policies. The … are presented of how more intense competition can worsen the outcomes for (some) consumers. Situations in which poorly … they can relax competition between oligopolists, how they can reduce consumer choice, how they can focus on one aspect of …

federal laws and provisions to different forms of misconduct, including consumer fraud, deception, bribery, embezzlement, etc …

Responsibility for preventing and detecting fraud rest with management entities. Although the auditor is not and cannot … be held responsible for preventing fraud and errors, in your work, he can have a positive role in preventing fraud and … skepticism, recognizing that condition or events may be found that indicate that fraud or error may exist. Based on the audit …

This paper analyses the demographic, socio-economics and banking specific determinants that influence the risk of fraud … framework is employed that incorporates cards at a risk of fraud as the dependent variable and a set of explanatory variables (e … useful indicators on the factors that are responsible for potential risk of fraud. …