We study patterns of entry and exit in the German interurban bus industry in the first three years after its … monopoly basis, competition does play a key role on routes with a sufficiently large base of (potential) customers. From a … spatial perspective, three years after deregulation, the entire interurban bus network connects 60 percent of all 644 larger …

subject to a lower-powered regulation mechanism. The difference is particularly significant (about 7%) for firms in the upper …

used to determine future prices when subject to a lower-powered regulation mechanism. The difference is particularly … consistent with the pooling of types under the threat of ratcheting. In light of heterogeneous network reinforcement across DSOs …

subject to a lower powered regulation mechanism. The difference is particularly significant (about 7%) for firms in the upper …

deposit customers. In the past, bank regulation has often been blamed for undermining competition and the functioning of … industry, competition and regulation are deeply interrelated as most regulatory institutions, even if they do not explicitly … derived from imperfect competition in markets for financial services is implied, which banks exercise vis-à-vis their loan and …

We analyze how an entry regulation that imposes a mandatory educational standard affects entry into self-employment and … Germany after reunification. Consistent with our expectations, we find that entry regulation reduces entry into self … changes after unforeseen economic shocks. -- Entry Regulation ; Self-Employment ; Occupational Mobility …

We analyze how an entry regulation that imposes a mandatory educational standard affects entry into self-employment and … Germany after reunification. Consistent with our expectations, we find that entry regulation reduces entry into selfemployment … changes after unforeseen economic shocks. -- Entry Regulation ; Self-Employment ; Occupational Mobility …