markets can make the transition more efficient; 3. In some areas, a too-narrow focus on competition can be detrimental, and … three levels of intervention: 1) competition rules and enforcement should be adjusted to meet the new challenges of the … benefits of competition for efficient resource allocation in the transition. Institutions should not focus solely on static …

environmental regulation on innovation and on productivity generally in separate analyses and mostly focusing on the USA. The few … existing studies focusing on Europe investigate the effect of environmental regulation either on green innovation or on … regulation on the output of innovation activity, as proxied by patents, thus providing support in favor of the "weak" PH in line …

(with price and quantity competition) and optimal regulation that involves an informational externality to the competitors …We study the regulation of a firm which supplies a regulated service while also operating in a competitive, unregulated …. Although joint conduct of the activities generates scope economies, it also entails private information, so that regulation is …