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The Telecommunication Markets in Selected OECD Countries: Market Characteristics and Regulatory Institutions
Kiessl, Thomas; Schedl, Hans - In: CESifo DICE Report 4 (2006) 3, pp. 29-38
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004964370
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International benchmarking of Australian telecommunications services
Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2002
The study compares the performance of the Australian telecommunications services industry with those in other countries. Related papers submitted to this study by NECG Ltd. and Telecom New Zealand have been released with the report.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134992
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Foreign direct investment and the ease of doing business
Corcoran, Adrian; Gillanders, Robert - In: Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv) 151 (2015) 1, pp. 103-126
This paper examines the effect that a country’s business regulatory environment has on the amount of foreign direct investment it attracts. We use the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking to capture the costs that firms face when operating in a country. Several interesting results...
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Australia; Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC)—Summary Assessments
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
The main objective of the assessment was to analyze and observe the implementation of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles in Australia. The various responsibilities of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) were highlighted and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242567
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Japan; Financial Sector Stability Assessment Update
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
The macroeconomic environment of Japan has constantly been under pressure owing to rising public debt and fiscal deficits. Credit demand has been limited and has shown weak profitability. Growing risks have heightened concerns about a possible feedback to financial stability. This report...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242849
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Australia; IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation—Detailed Assessment of Implementation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
The Australian legal and regulatory framework for securities markets exhibits a high level of compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles. A few remaining concerns need to be resolved, including some identified in the 2006 assessment. Australian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243682
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The Effects of Leniency on Maximal Cartel Pricing
Houba, Harold; Motchenkova, Evgenia; Wen, Quan - Tinbergen Instituut - 2009
disentangles the effects of traditional antitrust regulation, leniency, and cartel strategies. Without rewards to the strictly …-first reporter, leniency cannot reduce maximal cartel prices below those under traditional regulation. Moreover, in order to avoid …We analyze maximal cartel prices in infinitely-repeated oligopoly models under leniency where fines are linked to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011256040
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What could anti-trust in the OECD do for development?
Bergeijk, Peter A.G. van - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2009
The extra-territorial effects of cartels, mergers and other non-competitive activities require consideration especially if they harm consumers and firms in developing countries. This paper provides an overview of the available empirical literature regarding the impact of cartels, mergers and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010730598
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Italy; Assessing Competition and Efficiency in the Banking System
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
The paper assesses the degree of banking competition and efficiency in Italy?over time as well as compared to that in other countries, such as France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The paper finds competition in the Italian banking sector has intensified in loan and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769248
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Antitrust enforcement with price-dependent fines and detection probabilities
Houba, Harold; Motchenkova, Evgenia; Wen, Quan - In: Economics Bulletin 30 (2010) 3, pp. 2017-2027
probabilities depend on the cartel price. Such fines reflect actual guidelines. Inspections based on monitoring of market prices …-monitoring implies that the profit-maximizing cartel price always lies below the monopoly price independently of the fine structure …
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