Under ex ante access regulation entrants often claim that access fees are excessive. I show that this is only the case … strictly positive access fee which may exceed the efficient level. Ex post regulation facilitates this type of collusion and …

einer Regulierung gestellt. Die "Informationsherrschaft" hat dabei verschiedene Seiten: Zum einen kann die unbegrenzte … diese Interessen gegeneinander abwägen. Mit der "Regulierung" gegenläufiger informationeller Interessen obliegt ihnen eine … öffentliche Regulierungsfunktion zuzuweisen. In diesem Artikel sprechen wir uns gegen eine solche ex-ante-Regulierung aus. Das …

generating facilities-based competition in Germany is the cable-broadcasting network. The current developments in the cable …, there is a need for unbundling regulation to foster competition. Improvements to the current open-network regulation …-practices in Germany are suggested. …

market regulation have motivated this quality improvement. In particular we show that this rise in quality is only profitable …

This paper gives an overview over corporate governance and banking regulation in Germany. Particular attention is put …, some of the recommendations and suggestions made to improve corporate governance in Germany are not legally binding even …

and regulation schemes on retail electricity prices. We find significantly higher prices in markets with vertically …

most relevant regulatory measures - that is, co-investment models as well as different types of access regulation - we …

regulation and recently imposed fiber access regulations. Our main finding is that more stringent access regulations for both the …