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In order to investigate firm survival and the potential for competition in the German postal market, I analyzed key … success determinants of market leader competitors. The analysis is based on eight 2011 case studies, in which I conducted in … firms to succeed and survive in the market despite the natural monopoly occurring within the postal industry. The success of …
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former monopolist? A closer look at the industry revealed that postal providers in Germany engage in different types of …
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It has been a policy proposal since long to vertically separate transport and infrastructure in Germany's railway … railway-transport with insufficient competition. We therefore conclude that an economic policy for the railway sector directed … on efficient supply and promoting effective competition should unbind itself from alleged price synergies and should …
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This case provides background material about the takeover attempt of one of the world's largest automobile manufacturers, Volkswagen, by the small sports car manufacturer, Porsche. It covers the period from spring 2005 through August 2009. This drama ends in a complete reversal, the acquisition...
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This case provides background material about the takeover attempt of one of the world's largest automobile manufacturers, Volkswagen, by the small sports car manufacturer, Porsche. It covers the period from spring 2005 through August 2009. This drama ends in a complete reversal, the acquisition...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013111547
This paper studies the relationship between export activities and firm-level productivity. Unique matching of German and Austrian micro data from 1994 to 2003 suggests that exporters are more productive by around 40 percent compared with non-exporters. Moreover, beside other analysis techniques,...
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This paper studies the relationship between export activities and firm-level productivity. Unique matching of German and Austrian micro data from 1994 to 2003 suggests that exporters are more productive by around 40 percent compared with non-exporters. Moreover, beside other analysis techniques,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003953959
This paper analyses the impact of intangible capital on firm-level productivity for Germany using panel data from the … Germany - in line with other advanced economies - has undergone a structural transition into a knowledge economy in which …
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We propose a difference-in-differences (DiD) approach to estimate the impact of incentives on cost reduction. We show theoretically, and estimate empirically, that German electricity distribution system operators (DSOs) incur higher costs when subject to a lower powered regulation mechanism. The...
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