competition, of which the most common are the concentration ratio and the Herfindahl-Hirschman index. It is important to emphasize … that when calculating the value of these indices, the National Bank of Serbia most often uses the absolute value of assets … competition. Although market changes are reflected in a reduced number of banks while a change in the dispersion of market shares …

Germany?s bank-based system of internal control, ownership concentration is harmful for productivity growth. … comparison with the United States. It has been argued that lack of product market competition and poor corporate governance are … econometric analysis of firm performance in Germany. Based on a unique panel data set with detailed information on almost 400 …

We examine evidence for a systematic underperformance of Germany's state-owned banks in the current financial crisis … and study if the bank losses can be traced to the quality of bank governance. For this purpose, we examine the …" are then related directly to the magnitude of bank losses in the recent financial crisis. Our data confirms that …

the international comparisons, the price formation of the food chain, degree of concentration, competition, and the …, competition works in Finland just as well in agriculture, the foodstuffs industry and the wholesale and retail trade as it does in … from the standpoint of competition and consumer choice; the position of small producers can best be improved by fostering …

The objectives guiding health care reforms in Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands were to increase efficiency and … consumer satisfaction in the provision of health care services. This paper sums up incentives and instruments of competition … for consumers, sickness funds and health care providers in Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands which are necessary to …

Wettbewerb zu ermöglichen bzw. zu stärken, damit die neuen technologischen und ökonomischen Potentiale zum Wohle der … developments in technology and on the markets. The common goal pursued by regulation is to open or strengthen competition in order … to support the new technological and economic potentials to break through. The report concentrates on Germany and the USA …

Wasserwirtschaft stellt sich die Frage, wie sich eine Änderung des Ordnungsrahmens in Deutschland auf die Marktstruktur und die … Angebotsbedingungen auswirken würde. Die Wasserunternehmen in Deutschland haben in der Vergangenheit jährlich ca. 2,5 Mrd. € in einen … Liberalisierung der Wasserversorgung zu erwartenden Wirkungen auf die Wettbewerbssituation in Deutschland diskutiert. …