The German reserve power market was subject to important regulatory changes in recent years. A new market design was created by synchronization and interconnection of the four control areas. In this paper, we analyze whether or not the reforms led to lower prices for minute reserve power (MRP)....

Krankenkassen sollen in einer Solidarischen Wettbewerbsordnung als Unternehmen selektivvertragliche Bindungen zum Angebot von Optionstarifen nutzen. Dies sichert ihnen Steuerungsmöglichkeiten und eine echte Mittlerfunktion. Sie sind einer umfassenden Kartellaufsicht und entsprechender...

This paper analyzes how competition works in mobile telecommuncations markets and, bases on this analysis, we discuss whether regulatory intervention in mobile telephone markets is justified from an economic perspective. Starting point of our analysis is the observation that an evaluation of...