Die Alternative 'Ex-Ante-Regulierung versus Ex-Post-Aufsicht' ist der Kern der ordnungspolitischen Kontroversen der letzten Jahre im Bereich der Netzindustrien - insbesondere in der Telekommunikation und der Energiewirtschaft. Die grundlegenden Reformen des ordnungspolitischen Rahmens haben in...

Die Monopolkommission legte kürzlich ihr zweites Sondergutachten über die Wettbewerbsentwicklung bei der Telekommunikation und der Post vor. Welches sind ihre Empfehlungen für den Telekommunikationsbereich? Wie sind sie zu bewerten?

This paper analyzes how competition works in mobile telecommunications markets and, based on this analysis, we discuss whether regulatory intervention in mobile telephone markets is justified from an economic perspective. Starting point of our analysis is the observation that an evaluation of...

This paper examines mobile termination fees and their regulation when networks are asymmetric in size. It is demonstrated that with consumer ignorance about the exact termination rates (a) a mobile network's termination rate is the higher the smaller the network's size (as measured through its...

This paper offers a cartel explanation for the stability of German collective bargaining institutions.We show that a dense net of legal safeguards has been yarned around the wage setting cartel. These measures make deviation by cartel insiders less attractive and simultaneously erect entry...

This paper analyzes the coordination, competition and resource allocation problems associated with telephone numbers, and it analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of various allocation mechanisms from a property rights perspective. The paper proposes to move away from current administrative...