This paper analyses the effects of minimum wages on competition in the German roofing sector. The case is particularly … East Germany which point to a substantial shift in industry structure. Minimum wages decreased both market entries and … competition for this group of firms and helped them to increase profitability. The increasing share of sole traders may indicate …

This literature review analyses the impacts of the EU ETS on competitiveness focussing on existing simulation studies … relevant literature. We find, however, that effects of the scheme on competitiveness are modest, even given the business as … regulation methods ETSs can have positive competitiveness effects. However, the EU ETS is not designed to boost Europe's economy …

This paper investigates how competition and firm size affect the relationship between market uncertainty and Ramp …

This paper uses Granger non{causality tests to analyze if channel competition exists between the companion websites of …

instrument to affect competition, in terms of market entries, in the related market. We theoretically derive the optimal price …

We study competition in the German interurban bus industry two years after its liberalization in January 2013. In … of market power by incumbents – and derive several recommendations to secure effective competition in the industry …

This paper analyses the relationship between past innovation output, competition, and future innovation input in a … dynamic econometric setting. We distinguish two dimensions of competition that correspond to the concepts of product … substitutability and entry barriers due to fixed costs. Based on firm-level panel data for Germany and Switzerland we obtain consistent …