dataset on the transparency on merger control in the EU banking sector, we estimate the probability that a bank is taken over … integration of EU banking markets requires a higher degree of transparency of the regulatory process. …

Ambitious unilateral EU environmental policy has raised concerns about adverse competitiveness implications for … measures to address these concerns in the EU Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS): border tax adjustments (BTA) and the Clean … policy on energy-intensive and export-oriented industries. The regulatory protection of these industries via subsidies for EU …

Ownership structures widely differ across the EU. While large blockholdings dominate in the banking sector in … governance in the EU banking sector. This paper analyzes the efficiency of shareholder control and hostile takeovers as corporate … governance mechanisms in the EU banking sector against the background of the regulatory environment and differences in the …

Given the coexistent EU priorities concerning the competitiveness of European industries and international emissions … regulation at the company level, this paper assesses the efficiency and competitiveness implications of linking the EU Emissions … equilibrium approach shows that the aggregate welfare impacts of linking the EU ETS are rather limited. We further find that the …

protect domestic banks from foreign investors. A survey of the EU Commission indicates that the misuse of supervisory powers … and political interference is not only a barrier to cross-border consolidation in Italy, but in other EU countries as well … transparency of merger control. The main source of information is a questionnaire that was sent to the supervisors in the 25 EU …

This paper explores the ability of European refineries to pass-through costs associated with the introduction of the EU … Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). We estimated a sequence of vector error correction models (VECM) within a multi …-national setting which covers 14 EU member states. Using weekly data at the country level, this paper finds a significant influence of …

reasons and formal errors’. Following these events, the EU Commission brought actions against Italy for infringement of the … questionnaire on banking regulation that was sent to the supervisory authorities in the 25 EU member countries between October 2006 …

Ownership structures widely differ across the EU. While large blockholdings dominate in the banking sector in … governance in the EU banking sector. This paper analyzes the efficiency of shareholder control and hostile takeovers as corporate … governance mechanisms in the EU banking sector against the background of the regulatory environment and differences in the …

There is ample anecdotal evidence that political influence constitutes a barrier to the integration of the EU banking … market. Based on a dataset on the transparency on the supervisory review process of bank mergers in the EU, I estimate the …