Abstract: Die Arbeit zeigt auf Grundlage einer ökonomischen Analyse, dass es für das volkswirtschaftliche Effizienzziel vorteilhaft und damit regulatorisch geboten ist, einen diskriminierungsfreien Teilleistungszugang für Dritte im Briefbereich zu realisieren, und auf welchen Stufen dieser...

We use firm-level data for France and Italy to explore the impact of service regulation reform implemented in the two countries on the mark-up and eventually on the performance of firms between the second half of the 1990s and 2007. In line with some previous studies, we find that the relation...

We use firm-level data for France and Italy to explore the impact of service regulation reform implemented in the two countries on the mark-up and eventually on the performance of firms between the second half of the 1990s and 2007. We find that the relation between entry barriers and...