that increased competition leads to increases in technical efficiency. In the present paper, this issue is addressed … that competition may in some cases improve efficiency they do not imply that free market policies will maximise welfare … uncritical acceptance of economically unsound policies proposed in the name of competition. …

Seit dem 01. Januar 2007 ist Bulgarien Mitglied der Europäischen Union. Es ist unumstritten, dass ein gut entwickeltes …On the 1st of January 2007, Bulgaria became a member of the European Union. It is indisputable, that a well developed … Bank would face, if the cooperation between Bulgaria and the IMF ends in 2011 - as it is planned.The regulatory framework …

between Bulgaria and the European Union member countries for the period 1989-1998 are used in the respective regression …

identify an endogenous policy response to personal mobility diametrically opposed to the tax competition effect thathas … political yardstick competition in federal states. As a benchmark I use the Besley and Smart (2002) model that focuses on … horizontal yardstick competition between province governors. In my model I introduce the federal level of government in order to …

efficiency change has been invariant to the treatment of the undesirable output as input. The average productivity growth is 2 …, the productivity growth is driven by technological change. …

Querlieferungen vorgenommen und der Einfluß von Information, Produktion und Kapazität auf Marktstruktur und Wettbewerb analysiert. In … the influence of information, production and capacity on market structure and competition. Three game-theoretic models are … competition policy should stay attentive while allowing for a rule-of-reason. …

Schutzrechten durch KMUs dazu führt, dass der Wettbewerb im Bereich der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (IuK) zunimmt …This dissertation focuses on competition within the software market. Specifically it aims to provide further … medium sized enterprises (SME) have on competition in the software industry? Normative contribution to the dynamic policy …

Verständnis dieser Dynamik, analysiert diese Dissertation die Wechselwirkungen zwischen Innovation und Wettbewerb. Die Arbeit … zu erreichen. Zweitens werden die Rückwirkungen der innovativen Tätigkeit auf Wettbewerb und auf Organisation der … wirtschaftlichen Tätigkeit analysiert. Betrachtet man den Einfluss von Wettbewerb auf Innovation, zeigt eine empirische Analyse, dass …