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The promotion of competition in Europe's network industries has been in the foreground of economic policy in recent years. Network industries have undergone dramatic changes, involving privatisation, liberalisation and de- as well as re-regulation. But there are still many unresolved problems in...
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Die 8. GWB-Novelle ändert den wettbewerbsrechtlichen Umgang mit der Wasserwirtschaft in die falsche Richtung. Die … Ausnahmebereich des GWB für die Wasserwirtschaft vertieft. Zwar ist juristisch die Reichweite des Gesetzes genauso umstritten wie die … über die Gebühren der deutschen Wasserwirtschaft gewollt, sondern er zieht die Kommunalaufsicht der Bundesländer über diese …
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Many cartels are formed by individual managers of different firms, but not by firms as collectives. However, most of the literature in industrial economics neglects individuals' incentives to form cartels. Although oligopoly experiments reveal important insights on individuals acting as firms,...
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Many cartels are formed by individual managers of different firms, but not by firms as collectives. However, most of the literature in industrial economics neglects individuals' incentives to form cartels. Although oligopoly experiments reveal important insights on individuals acting as firms,...
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In this paper, we summarize the economic literature on non-price effects of mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Specifically, we discuss the effects of M&As on innovation, product variety, and sustainability. Although the relationship is theoretically ambiguous, the vast majority of ex-post...
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This paper summarizes the peculiarities of online markets and discusses recent antitrust cases related to online markets. Following a brief description of the online markets' characteristics and potential tendencies for concentration the paper first discusses the antitrust allegations and...
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