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Does one more or one less mobile operator affect prices? : a comprehensive ex-post evaluation of entries and mergers in European mobile telecommunication markets
Csorba, Gergely; Pápai, Zoltán - 2015
different structural changes between countries to separate the respective effects. Our results show that the effect of entry … lead to misleading conclusions. We find no robust evidence that entry has a price-decreasing effect on markets with … originally 2 operators. However, the entry of a 4th operator does have a price-decreasing effect, but with different dynamics …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011317118
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Does one more or one less mobile opertor affect prices? : a comprehensive ex-post evaluation of entries and mergers in European mobile telecommunication markets
Csorba, Gergely; Pápai, Zoltán - 2013
different structural changes between countries to separate the respective effects. Our results show that the effect of entry … lead to misleading conclusions. We find no robust evidence that entry has a price-decreasing effect on markets with … originally 2 operators. However, the entry of a 4th operator does have a price-decreasing effect, but with different dynamics …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010208984
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Developing statistical indicators of the integration of the euro area banking system
Manna,Michele - 2004
This paper discusses a wide range of indicators of the degree of integration of the euro area banking system. It is concerned with volume data, a less developed field of research compared with studies on prices/rates. We first set out a methodological framework, a mixture of elementary and more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009636523
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Barriers to entry, deregulation and workplace training : a theoretical model with evidence from Europe
Bassanini, Andrea; Brunello, Giorgio - 2010
We study the impact of barriers to entry on workplace training. Our theoretical model indicates that there are two …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003937794
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SEPA, efficiency, and payment card competition
Bolt, Wilko; Schmiedel, Heiko - 2009
This paper analyzes the welfare implications of creating a Single Euro Payments Area. We study the effects of increased network compatibility and payment scale economies on consumer and merchant card fees and its impact on card usage. In particular, we model competition among debit cards and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003969543
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The political economy of EU anti-dumping reform
De Bièvre, Dirk; Eckhardt, Jappe - 2010
In this paper, we provide a political economy account of the European Union's failed attempt to reform its anti-dumping legislation between 2006 and 2008. We review the role played by different interest groups, and the way public authorities at both European Commission and member state level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003974566
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Cost pass-through of the EU emissions allowances : examining the European petroleum markets
Alexeeva-Talebi, Victoria - 2010
This paper explores the ability of European refineries to pass-through costs associated with the introduction of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). We estimated a sequence of vector error correction models (VECM) within a multi-national setting which covers 14 EU member states. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008701354
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Euro and technology effects on job turnover in Greek manufacturing
Papadogonas, Theodore; Voulgaris, Fotini - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 3 (2010) 1, pp. 27-38
(EMU) entry, as well as R&D intensity and industry concentration on job creation and job destruction in the Greek … potential impact of EU accession and EMU entry. In addition, the effects of variables, such as R&D, size, age, exports, new …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009009826
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Euro area SMEs under financial constraints : belief or reality?
Artola, Concha; Genre, Véronique - 2011
During the recent financial crisis, euro area firms, and especially Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, have been reporting acute problems of access to external finance. Using firm-level replies to the SME survey on access to finance, we use two indicators of financing constraints based on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009380414
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How does the domiciliation decision affect mutual fund fees?
Lang, Gunnar; Köhler, Matthias - 2011
In this paper, we analyze whether the domiciliation decision of mutual funds has an impact on fund fees. To explain the fee price-setting of mutual funds, we consider characteristics specific to funds, fund companies, and countries. We find that fees vary considerably across fund types and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009510386