Viele Bürgerinnen und Bürger in Deutschland heute überaus skeptisch gegenüber neuen Technologien und Innovationen, ganz gleich ob es um Gentechnik, Biotechnologie, Fracking oder die Digitalisierung geht. Hinzu kommt eine große Skepsis gegenüber zahlreichen Infrastrukturvorhaben sowie ganz...

The question how mergers affect innovation has gained prominence in a number of recent merger cases. Accounting for the likely effects of mergers on innovation is difficult for a number of reasons though. First of all, the relationship between market concentration and innovation is far from...

This paper analyzes price elasticities in the Austrian market for mobile telecommunications services using data on firm specific tariffs. Both static and a dynamic panel data approaches lead to consistent results which provide evidence for a relatively elastic demand. Furthermore, some basic...