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developing country is the creation of competition ­ or, alternatively, avoiding the creation or preservation of monopoly power …. In seaports a crucial distinction is often that between intraport and interport competition; in freight railways, between … competition among train operating companies over a monopoly track and competition among vertically integrated railways. In both …
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Black consumption patterns differ from those of whites, even when considering income levels and household size. This applies particularly to the black middle class, the subject of intense public interest. This paper postulates that this difference results not from cultural differences in taste...
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The paper focuses on the delineation of geographic markets in competition analysis, investigating the use of both … tests (that is, tests for the existence of unit roots) – illustrating their application to a recent competition …
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The history of professional sports leagues is rich with examples of clubs that enjoy success on the field for a number of seasons, only to fall back in subsequent seasons. Although some clubs achieve consistent success, and a few, consistent failure, most clubs display a cyclical pattern as they...
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This paper deals with the relationship between the traditional fixed-line, mobile and Voice over IP telephony in the EU.We estimate the supply and demand for fixed-line telephony using data on 25 EU member states for the 2006:Q2 - 2011:Q4 period. Employing instrumental variable approach, we...
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the conditions required by the European Union Competition Law and so it takes into account both demand- and supply … driver of competition in retail markets with differentiated products is not price but product characteristics. Copyright …
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We analyse the key determinants of umbrella effects, which arise when the price increase or quantity reduction of a cartel diverts demand to substitute products. Umbrella effects arise irrespective of whether non cartelists act as price takers (“competitive fringe”) or respond strategically...
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monopolist, even in the absence of actual or potential competition, may find it optimal to charge a price below marginal cost on …
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Since telecommunications markets were liberalized, competition has not developed in a geographically uniform manner … competition have caused European regulators to consider the use of geographically segmented regulation. Unfortunately … differences in the level of competition, both in rulemaking proceedings and in response to petitions seeking forbearance from …
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Relevant market definition is still a key element of economic analysis of competition in the gasoline market. It is … particularly difficult to handle when competition is local and market power is geographically constrained like is the case in the … competition in local markets because it is just close rivals that compete effectively with each other. …
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