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 … German cities - with the intensity of entry being dependent on the number of inhabitants, average income, the share of under …

instrument to affect competition, in terms of market entries, in the related market. We theoretically derive the optimal price … market entry whereas for high consumption level customers we have to reject our hypothesis …

derived from imperfect competition in markets for financial services is implied, which banks exercise vis-à-vis their loan and … 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 …

To increase competition in the retail market for gasoline, Germany's Federal Cartel Office established the so … margins of gas stations. We find that the MTU fostered a more intense competition, with a reduction in price margins of 1 …

This paper investigates how competition and firm size affect the relationship between market uncertainty and Ramp …

competition online - an area that up to then seemed to have worked being left to the market. Though the extension of public …-media effects. -- media economics ; two-sided markets ; competition ; public service broadcasting ; public service media …

competition also the influence of spillovers on R&D-cooperation increases. However, competition seems to induce firms to search … spillover effects may even hinder firms from cooperating in R&D when there is intensive competition on the research stage …

modified them according to their local value network such as local market, regulation, and competition conditions. Thereby we …