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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in the United States
Suppanz, Hannes - 2004
Regulatory reform efforts in a broad range of industries have resulted in increased importance of competitive forces as a means to allocate resources and improve economic efficiency. A number of indicators suggest that such forces have been stronger in the United States than in most other OECD...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444089
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Regulatory Reforms in the Telecommunications Sector in Developing Countries : The Role of Democracy and Private Interests
Xu, Lixin Colin; Li, Wei; Qiang, Christine Zhen-Wei - 2005
We investigate the determinants of regulatory reforms between 1990 and 1998 in 50 developing countries. We find that the reforms are attributable to differences in the configurations of interest groups and in the political structure - in particular, the decision-making mechanisms and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014066370
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Independent Regulation of Public Utilities in Developing Countries and Efficiency : The Case of Electricity Sector
Sarr, Babacar - 2015
introducing Independent Regulation in the electricity industry is effective in stimulating performance improvements: this lead to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013032133
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Digital divide : barriers to accessing online government services in Canada
Vikkram Singh; Chobotaru, Joshua - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 12 (2022) 3, pp. 1-12
This study investigates the digital divide in Canada related to access to online government services. Since digital equity can have welfare implications, it is an important area to explore. We use a bivariate logit model to estimate the determinants of access to e-government services. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013396015
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Competition and Regulation in China's 3G/4G Mobile Communications Industry - Institutions, Governance, and Telecom SOEs
Xia, Jun - 2015
forms of informal forces, which may translate into different implications for competition regulation. Based on extensive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013037237
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Energy Privatization and Liberalization in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Hungary : Enabling Network Industry Growth and Convergence Through Flexible Regulation
Teksten, Ryan Dain - 2014
The paper introduces insights into a methodology for developing regulation applicable to networked industries … restructuring of networked utilities in transition economies, discuss the regulation experiences that followed the implementation of … this process, and chart a method in which to establish growth-enabling liberalization through regulation. By evaluating the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014192088
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Network Access Pricing and Deregulation
Sidak, J. Gregory; Spulber, Daniel F. - 2009
The paper addresses the question of pricing access to the network facilities of an incumbent firm after deregulation. Network access pricing continues to be regulated in such industries as telecommunications, railroads, electric power and natural gas. We emphasize that access prices should be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014035273
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Investment in ICT : determinants and economic implications
Fabritz, Nadine - 2015
This study was prepared by Nadine Fabritz while she was working at the Ifo Institute for Economic Research in the Department for Human Capital and Innovation. It was completed in June 2014 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich in October...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011742893
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Product Market Competition and Economic Performance in Iceland
Laubach, Thomas - 2005
This paper discusses the current state of product market competition in Iceland, including the legal and regulatory framework, and suggests directions for further improvement. Given the size of the economy, efficiency considerations dictate high concentration in many markets, and preventing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012442998
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Regulation, Market Structure and Performance in Telecommunications
Boylaud, Olivier - 2000
The paper uses an original international database on regulation, market structure and performance in the … 1991-1997 period. The data on regulation and market structure is analysed by means of factor analysis techniques in order …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012444748