The creation of new opportunities for employment is ranking high on the political agenda and in the rhetoric of the European Union. The boom markets of the information and communication industries are regarded as a key area for future employment. The hope for new jobs is nourished by forecasts...

This article synthesizes several existing economic perspectives on the incentives for and consequences of media consolidation. Because of the two-sided nature of media markets, media mergers may lead to unexpected effects, which may not be deduced from common notions of industrial economics. We...

Der Schaffung neuer Beschäftigungschancen wird in der politischen Agenda und in der Rhetorik der Europäischen Union ein hoher Stellenwert eingeräumt. Die boomenden Märkte der Informations- und Kommunikationsindustrie werden als vielversprechendster Bereich für zukünftige Beschäftigung...