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competition issues at the infrastructure level, namely margin or price squeezing of incumbent operators vis-à-vis new ISPs and …
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This paper discusses the general characteristics of online markets from a competition theory perspective and the … implications for competition policy. Three important Internet markets are analyzed in more detail: search engines, online auction … platforms, and social networks. Given the high level of market concentration and the development of competition over time, we …
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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...
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We re-examine the view that a ban on price discrimination in input markets is particularly desirable in the presence of buyer power. This argument crucially depends on an inverse relationship between downstream firms' profits and the uniform input price. Assuming different input efficiencies...
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publications in Wiley and Springer Nature journals at the cost of other journals. From that two related competition concerns emerge …
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This paper examines the causes and effects of mobile number portability (MNP) and provides a survey of its implementation in Europe. We first examine the competitive effects and the costs of introducing MNP. Next, we discuss how to charge for MNP. We argue that a price cap regime starting from...
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The trade fair industry in Germany is characterised by competition between private and public trade fair organisers. In … distortions of competition such as self-preferential treatments. The Corona pandemic has exacerbated this problem. Through self … discriminate between its own and third-party trade fairs in order to avoid self-preferencing, which is detrimental to competition. …
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The trade fair industry in Germany is characterised by competition between private and public trade fair organisers. In … distortions of competition such as self-preferential treatments. The Corona pandemic has exacerbated this problem. Through self … discriminate between its own and third-party trade fairs in order to avoid self-preferencing, which is detrimental to competition. …
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We investigate the effect of an EU-wide consumer protection regulation on consumer trust as well as consumer behavior. The Unfair Commercial Practice Directive (UCPD) was implemented by EU member states between 2007 and 2010. We utilize data from the Special and Flash Eurobarometer for the years...
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