Introduction to the current problem -- The myth that welfare is promoted by prohibiting vertical price and brand maintenance -- The risk of Resale Price Mainenance prohibition for the effectiveness of inter-brand competition -- The risk of admissible price-maintenance systems for the...

This publication examines how drug originator manufacturers manage to shield their products from competition. It characterizes the pharmaceutical industry in detail and analyzes actions that violate antitrust laws in the USA and/or the European Union. The publication examines, for example,...

Infolge aktueller Entwicklungen in der Kartellrechtspraxis wird das Preisbindungsverbot derzeit wieder kontrovers unter Vertretern der Rechtswissenschaft, der Wettbewerbstheorie und der Betriebswirtschaftslehre diskutiert. Benjamin C. Schefer analysiert in diesem Zusammenhang die...

Mixing economic theory and empirical analysis, this book tackles the economics and econometrics of codetermination, rooted in the German Mitbestimmung. The core themes are an examination of the theory and practice of co-determination at plant (work councils) and enterprise (worker directors) levels.

The author investigates the strategies of eight publicly listed banks in Britain and Germany in the context of European financial integration. Evidence is provided that banks with defensive strategies fared better than those which attempted to break out of a coherent financial system in order to...

The book proposes an overview of the research conducted to date in the field of wine economics. All of these contributions have in common the use of econometric techniques and mathematical formalization to describe the new challenges of this economic sector.

This book investigates the perceptions of political actors towards the creation of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in Europe. The research is largely based on personal interviews conducted with key informants in central banks, finance ministries, employers' organizations and trade unions in...

Dieses Open Access-Buch gibt eine Einführung in die Grundlagen der digitalen Transformation. Es werden aktuelle technologische Trends sowie Auswirkungen auf den Wettbewerb und die Geschäftsmodellentwicklung erläutert. Außerdem werden anhand empirischer Umfragen sowie Fallstudien aus der...

Das Lehrbuch definiert die Ziele der Investitions- und Finanzpolitik in Unternehmen und erklärt einfach und verständlich die Grundlagen und Methoden der Investitionsrechnung, Finanzierung und Finanzderivate. Systematisch werden klassische und neue Instrumente vorgestellt, analysiert und...