tschechische Zuckerindustrie mit sich. Durch eine erfolgreiche Restrukturierung sollte die Konkurrenzfähigkeit der Unternehmen in … der Marktwirtschaft erreicht werden. Die Zuckerindustrie muss sich zudem auf den bevorstehenden EU-Beitritt vorbereiten … tschechische Zuckerindustrie und ihre Existenz, genauso wie die der EU, auch in Zukunft von den Protektionsmaßnahmen der …

manufacturing sector of China and India. We first provide a comparison between India and China using a broad international … perspective. We find that China has increased its labor productivity to a level above that of India, but due to a somewhat higher … compensation level, China is still somewhat at a disadvantage in terms of unit labor cost in manufacturing relative to India. In …

competition on investment: competition seemingly helps stimulating investment in the most developed areas, but has probably no …

This paper analyses the institutional framework for pharmacies in Germany and competition in that sector, which is … characterized by significant competition deficits. Based on our diagnosis and findings the advantages and disadvantages of two …

both increased competition and the enactment of equal treatment laws reduce the gender wage gap. …

We analyze the impact of product market competition on unemployment and wages, and how this depends on labour market … competition. We find that increased product market competition reduces unemployment, and that it does so more in countries with …. We also find that the effect of increased competition on real wages is beneficial to workers, but less so when they have …

in international data. More market orientation might be related to gender wage gaps via its effects on competition in …

both increased competition and the enactment of equal treatment laws reduce the gender wage gap. …

Cooperation among savings and cooperative banks was criticized by the European Commission because of potentially anti … such cooperative practices. There are two adjacent markets with one savings or cooperative bank being focused on each one … volume. Savings or cooperative banks always improve market performance and do better without regional demarcation which …