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Public interest considerations in European merger control regimes
Budzinski, Oliver; Stöhr, Annika - 2019
Nowadays, merger control predominantly relies upon a strict analysis of the effects from merger and acquisitions on effective competition. However, there is scope for so-called public interest considerations in several European merger control regimes and recently a number of European politicians...
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The draft for the 10th amendment of German competition law: towards a new concept of "Outstanding relevance across markets"?
Budzinski, Oliver; Gänßle, Sophia; Stöhr, Annika - 2020
The ministerial proposal for a 10th amendment of the German competition law particularly addresses abuse control and seeks to tighten this pillar of competition policy against the background of the challenges from the digital economy. Next to extending the classic policy instruments of abuse...
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Raising Economic Performance by Fostering Product Market Competition in Germany
Fuentes, Andrés - 2006
Much scope remains to make regulation of product markets more conducive to competition ? notwithstanding progress in … objectives in energy market regulation could be achieved at lower cost. In the telecommunications industry, competition in the … local loop can be strengthened. Regulation of the liberal professions is among the most restrictive in the OECD. Entry …
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Platform Regulation in Europe – Per Se Rules to the Rescue?
Witt, Anne - 2022
models of platform regulation (the draft EU Digital Markets Act, the draft UK Pro-Competition Regime, and the German …
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Changes in common ownership of German companies
Seldeslachts, Jo; Newham, Melissa; Banal-Estañol, Albert - In: DIW economic bulletin 7 (2017) 30, pp. 303-311
Ownership of publicly listed German companies has undergone significant changes in recent years. The aim of this report is to document these trends since 2007 and analyze the extent to which firms that compete in the same product market are owned by the same investors, which is known as common...
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Competition policy reform in Europe and Germany - institutional change in the light of digitization
Budzinski, Oliver; Stöhr, Annika - 2018
The ubiquitous process of digitization changes economic competition on markets in several ways and leads to the emergence of new business models. The increasing roles of digital platforms as well as data-driven markets represent two relevant examples. These developments challenge competition...
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Konzessionsmodelle für Fernstraßen in Deutschland : eine ökonomische Analyse der Risikoallokation beim F- und A-Modell
Beckers, Thorsten; Hirschhausen, Christian R. von - 2003
In diesem Beitrag wird die Risikoallokation bei Betreibermodellen für Bundesfernstraßen nach dem F- und A-Modell untersucht. Zunächst werden kurz die Defizite des traditionellen Modells der Herstellung und Bereitstellung von Fernstraßen in Deutschland dargestellt und die Struktur der beiden...
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Unbundling of electricity transmission system operators in Germany : an experience report
Brunekreeft, Gert; Goto, Mika; Meyer, Roland; Maruyama, … - 2014
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the impact of vertical unbundling on German electric utilities. Our research mainly relies on in-depth interviews with sector-experts from the German utilities. We will discuss both short-term changes and the long-term impact on competition in the...
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Unobserved technological heterogeneity among German electricity distribution network operators - a latent class analysis
Just, Lisa - 2021
Accounting for network operators' heterogeneity is of crucial importance for regulators. In contrast to observed heterogeneity, the consideration of unobserved differences is far more challenging. Most estimation models try to account for unobserved factors that impact the network operators'...
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Distributed generation and cost efficiency of German electricity distribution network operators
Just, Lisa; Wetzel, Heike - 2020
incentive regulation and efficiency benchmarking in electricity distribution industries and provides valuable insights for …
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