Die Arbeit befaßt sich mit den Veränderungen der Markt- und Firmenstruktur in der Pharma- und Biotechindustrie. Gegenstand der Untersuchung sind die Entstehung und Entwicklung der Biotechfirmen, Allianzen zwischen Biotech- und Pharmaunternehmen, Konzentrationstendenzen sowie die Integration...

Magistro baigiamajame darbe nagrinėjami pagrindiniai finansų, kuri peraugo į ekonominę, krizę nusakantys 2005–2009 metų Baltijos šalių ir Europos Sąjungos (ES-27) makroekonominiai ir finansiniai rodikliai ir pateikiamos krizės įveikimo priemonės, remiantis 1992 m. Švedijos...

The banking and currency crises of the last two decades inflictedsubstantial financial, economic, and social damage on thecountries in which they originated. In this work, the efficiencyof early warning indicators for these disastrous economic eventsis evaluated. An analysis of the traditional...

This dissertation studies the competition between two e-auction marketplaces using computer simulations. The simulation answers questions of whether the evolution of the market converges to market duopoly or monopoly? Moreover, what is the influence of the listing fee on the evolution of the...

We document that bid-ask spreads decrease substantially for stocks that moved from Nasdaq to the NYSE between 1996 and 2000, and that spread reductions continued to be observed after the 1997 market reforms. Somewhat surprising in light of these reforms, the largest spread reductions are for...

We test the effect of entry on the tariff choices of incumbent cellularfirms. We relate the change in the breadth of calling plans between1996, when incumbents enjoyed a duopoly market, and 1998, whenincumbents faced increased competition from personal communicationsservices (PCS) firms. Entry...

It is often thought that log sales from plantation and natural forests are determined in free and open market auction systems. This is often the case for those countries with a competitive market structure in these industries. Competitive market forces therefore determine log prices in these...