This paper examines how delivery tariffs and private quality standards are determined in vertical relations that are subject to asymmetric information. We consider an infinitely repeated game where an upstream firm sells a product to a downstream firm. In each period, the firms negotiate a...

This paper examines how delivery tariffs and private quality standards are determined in vertical relations that are subject to asymmetric information. We consider an infinitely repeated game where an upstream firm sells a product to a downstream firm. In each period, the firms negotiate a...

Die aktuelle Diskussion über die Deregulierung des Taximarktes wirft die grundsätzliche Frage auf, ob unregulierter Wettbewerb auf diesem Markt zu effizienten Ergebnissen führen kann, oder ob es nicht auch aus ökonomischer Sicht gute Gründe für staatliche Eingriffe gibt. Eine Abwägung...

We analyze the listing decisions of a retailer who may ask her suppliers to make upfront payments in order to be listed. We consider a sequential game with upfront payments being negotiated before short-term delivery contracts. We show that the retailer is more likely to use upfront payments the...

The current discussion about deregulating the taxi market raises the fundamental question as to whether unregulated competition in this market can lead to efficient results or whether there are sound economic reasons for government intervention. In weighing up different theoretical arguments and...