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Signaling, Learning and Screening Prior to Trial: Informational Implications of Preliminary Injunctions

Jeitschko, Thomas D.; Kim, Byung-Cheol - 2011

The decision to request a preliminary injunction—a court order that bans a party from certain actions until their lawfulness are ascertained in a final court ruling at trial—is an important litigation instrument in many areas of the law including antitrust, copyright, patents, trademarks,...

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Artificial Collusion: Examining Supracompetitive Pricing by Q-learning Algorithms

den Boer, Arnoud V.; Meylahn, Janusz M.; Schinkel, … - 2022

We examine recent claims that a particular Q-learning algorithm used by competitors 'autonomously' and systematically … detailed analysis of the inner workings of this algorithm reveals that there is no immediate reason for alarm. We set out what … is needed to demonstrate the existence of a colluding price algorithm that does form a threat to competition. …

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The Effects of Leniency on Maximal Cartel Pricing

Houba, Harold; Motchenkova, Evgenia; Wen, Quan - 2009

We analyze maximal cartel prices in infinitely-repeated oligopoly models under leniency where fines are linked to illegal gains, as often outlined in existing antitrust regulation, and detection probabilities depend on the degree of collusion. We introduce cartel culture that describes how...

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Flexible Geschäftsmodelle in der Telekommunikation und die Netzneutralitätsdebatte

Fetzer, Thomas; Peitz, Martin; Schweitzer, Heike - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 93 (2013) 10, pp. 695-701

Die Einführung neuer Endkundentarife für den festen Internetzugang durch die Deutsche Telekom hat die Netzneutralitätsdebatte erneut befeuert. Dabei geht es um die Frage, ob Endkundenanbieter bei der Übertragung von Daten im Internet bestimmte Dienste oder Inhalte gegen ein vom Sender oder...

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An Algorithm for Computing the Nucleolus of Disjunctive Additive Games with An Acyclic Permission Structure

van den Brink, René; Katsev, Ilya; van der Laan, Gerard - 2008

-called peer group games being non-negative additive games on a permission tree. We provide a polynomial time algorithm for …

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Persistence in Consumption Across Europe: Evidence Using Fractional Integration

Lopez, Gema; Gil-Alaña, Luis A. - In: Intereconomics 60 (2025) 2, pp. 119-125

The process of transition and growth in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) provides interesting insights, considering the countries' historical relationship with the Soviet Union. The 20 years after the Eastern enlargement of the European Union show an integrative power within the Single Market....

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Impact of policy regulations on the functioning of hospitals in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative analysis

Masłowski, Dariusz; Kulińska, Ewa; Salwin, Mariusz; … - In: International Journal of Management and Economics 58 (2022) 2, pp. 192-217

During the state of epidemic in Poland in 2020, all facilities providing medical services were subject to constant reorganization. Legal changes, which were introduced at a very rapid pace, did not allow the standardization of the work of the health service. Therefore, the assessment of the...

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Corporate reorganization and the reallocation of labor in bankruptcy

Bonfim, Diana; Nogueira, Gil - 2024

We analyze how corporate reorganization and liquidation change labor reallocation during bankruptcy using randomized judge assignments and linked Portuguese employer-employee and firm data. Reorganization reduces the negative effect of bankruptcy on employee earnings, even with most workers...

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Besonderheiten des kirchlichen Arbeitsrechts aus ökonomischer und wirtschaftsethischer Sicht

Dilger, Alexander - 2022

Kirchliche Arbeitgeber diskriminieren ihre Beschäftigten und Bewerber nach Merkmalen, nach denen andere Arbeitsgeber es nicht dürfen und meist auch nicht mehr wollen. Denn die Kirchen schaden sich damit vor allem selbst, während die Diskriminierten inzwischen anderswo willkommen sind und gute...

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Are constitutional characteristics a proxy for institutional quality? Evidence from 109 countries

Evrensel, Ayðse Y. - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 9 (2021) 1, pp. 1-33

The paper investigates the question whether constitutions are a proxy for institutional quality. It provides a discussion of institutions and states that constitutions are an example of a formal institution. As any other formal institution, constitutions are also influenced by countries'...

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