, regulation has a serious impact on (private) investment incentives. We describe and evaluate the regulatory frameworks of … a detrimental effect on investment. In contrast, the Swiss approach of ex-post regulation provides a more conducive … regulation in EU countries like Germany, with its focus on cost-oriented access and service-based competition, is likely to have …

broadband market. Currently, a relatively low willingness to pay and high investment costs are slowing down the momentum of both …

This paper explores the relation between the regulation of monopolistic upstream prices and the incentives of a …

subject to a lower powered regulation mechanism. The difference is particularly significant (about 7%) for firms in the upper …

used to determine future prices when subject to a lower-powered regulation mechanism. The difference is particularly …

subject to a lower-powered regulation mechanism. The difference is particularly significant (about 7%) for firms in the upper …

, while one is concerned with determinants of investment in ICT networks. The study uses German firm-level data and regional …

's implementation of incentive regulation in 2009 has a negative impact on total investment, and that firms increase their investments …We analyze the effects of an incentive based regulatory scheme with revenue caps on the investment behaviors and … with the German data. The results show that investments increase after incentive regulation, and that the institutional …