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Empirical essays on ex post evaluations of competition and regulatory authorities' decisions and policy reforms
Özbuğday, Fatih Cemil - 2012
Fatih Cemils main specialization field is competition and regulatory economics. In this dissertation, he conducts … of the confidential exemption requests in the Netherlands, which were allowed under the new Competition Act. The second … part contains two short empirical letters on the analysis of the change in the competition law in the Netherlands. The main …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009733180
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Was Germany ever united? Borders and domestic trade, 1885 - 1933
Wolf, Nikolaus - 2006
comprehensive set of domestic trade flow data on railways and waterways, covering all parts of Germany 1885-1933. First, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299097
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Does supporting passenger railways reduce road traffic externalities?
Lalive, Rafael; Lüchinger, Simon; Schmutzler, Armin - 2013
Many governments subsidize regional rail service as an alternative to road traffic. This paper assesses whether increases in service frequency reduce road traffic externalities. We exploit differences in service frequency growth by procurement mode following a railway reform in Germany to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009747836
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Comparison of urban and suburban rail transport in Germany and in the Czech Republic
Seidenglanz, Daniel; Chvátal, Filip; Nedvědová, Kateřina - In: Národohospodářský obzor : časopis věnovaný … 14 (2014) 2, pp. 165-194
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010415711
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The causal effect of transport infrastructure: evidence from a new historical database
Lindgren, Erik; Pettersson-Lidbom, Per; Tyrefors, Björn - 2021
In this paper, we analyze the effect of transport infrastructure investments in railways. As a testing ground, we use …. Importantly, we find extremely large reduced-form effects of having access to railways. For real nonagricultural income, the … that simultaneous/coordinated investment, such as large infrastructure investment in railways, can generate economic growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012625818
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A comparison of rail liberalisation levels across four European countries
Beria, Paolo; Quinet, Emile; de Rus, Gines; Schulz, Carola - In: Research in Transportation Economics 36 (2012) 1, pp. 110-120
This paper presents the results of a research into railway regulation and liberalisation in Italy, France, Germany and Spain. The analysis covers the relationship between the State and the rail companies, network access conditions by operators, slot allocating and pricing schemes and how public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010868644
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German rail reform: railway policy realigned for the capital markets
Engartner, Tim - In: International Journal of Public Policy 6 (2010) 1/2, pp. 73-86
The reform of the 'Deutsche Bahn' must be considered as one of the most controversial traffic policy decisions for several decades. Although an increase in passenger numbers and freight should be the top priority, the management relentlessly aims at increasing share value on the stock market....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010670263
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Was Germany ever united? Borders and domestic trade, 1885 - 1933
Wolf, Nikolaus - Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Freie Universität … - 2006
comprehensive set of domestic trade flow data on railways and waterways, covering all parts of Germany 1885-1933. First, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008533637
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Reaping the Benefits of Stronger Competition in Network Industries in Germany
Brandt, Nicola - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2008
The potential to strengthen productivity growth and enhance consumer welfare through more competition is large in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046198