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This study analyzes the progress in information and communication technologies (ICT) in eleven MED countries and how they compare to the rest of the world in terms of sector's sophistication and development. In recent years, most countries of this region opened up their markets for multiple...

This paper analyses the equilibrium effects of individual information filters. Information is modelled as advertisements which are distributed across a population of consumers with heterogeneous preferences. An advertisement that provides knowledge about a product with little or no utility for a...

Regulierungen der öffentlichen Hand werden immer mehr zum entscheidenden Standortfaktor für Investitionen und wirtschaftliches Wachstum. Dem Defizit an vergleichbaren und analytisch konzipierten Informationen zu den institutionellen Regulierungen in der Europäischen Union und ihren...

Why do so many high-priced acquisitions of entrepreneurial firms take place in network industries? We develop a theory of commercialization (entry or sale) in network industries showing that high equilibrium acquisition prices are driven by the incumbents' desire to prevent rivals from acquiring...

Regulierungen der öffentlichen Hand werden immer mehr zum entscheidenden Standortfaktor für Investitionen und wirtschaftliches Wachstum. Dem Defizit an vergleichbaren und analytisch konzipierten Informationen zu den institutionellen Regulierungen in der Europäischen Union und ihren...