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Die starken Preissteigerungen für Benzin in den letzten 2 Jahren sind häufig auf mangelnden Wettbewerb zurückgeführt worden. Die These wird überprüft, indem die Wettbewerbsstruktur bei Tankstellen und deren Vorleistungsbeziehungen dargestellt werden und ökonometrische Schätzungen über...
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Price levels and movements on gasoline and diesel markets are heavily debated among consumers, policy-makers, and … competition authorities alike. In this paper, we empirically investigate how and why price levels differ across gasoline stations … stations. Our analysis specifically explores the role of station heterogeneity in explaining price differences across gasoline …
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Several competition authorities have accused petrol retailers of engaging in collusive conduct, which results in alleged “excessive” prices as well as simultaneous price setting across filling stations. However, petrol retailers must exert a substantial amount of market power if they are to...
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This paper analyses the pass-through rates and their determinants of the temporary German fuel discount in 2022 at its start and its termination. Based on a unique dataset of fuel station characteristics and prices, we employ a Regression Discontinuity in Time (RDiT) methodology to estimate...
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Die starken Preissteigerungen für Benzin in den letzten 2 Jahren sind häufig auf mangelnden Wettbewerb zurückgeführt worden. Die These wird überprüft, indem die Wettbewerbsstruktur bei Tankstellen und deren Vorleistungsbeziehungen dargestellt werden und ökonometrische Schätzungen über...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265478
In this paper we examine if Slovak retail gasoline and diesel prices respond more quickly when crude oil price rises … to be basic tool for the analysis of asymmetric retail price reaction of gasoline and diesel. The explanatory variable is … the link between the gasoline and diesel markets, we assume a common co-integration relationship. Therefore, we also …
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This paper empirically analyzes the determinants of demand in the German automobile industry. Our primary goal is to refine the existing literature on that topic by exploring the impact of uniqueness seeking behaviour of individuals on the demand schedule. Using a dataset on the segment of...
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Firm growth is an essential feature of market economies, shaping together macroeconomic performance and the evolution of industry structures. As a potential indicator of organizational "fitness" within a competitive environment, firm growth is also a central concern to both the practice and...
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This paper empirically analyzes the determinants of demand in the German automobile industry. Our primary goal is to refine the existing literature on that topic by exploring the impact of uniqueness seeking behaviour of individuals on the demand schedule. Using a dataset on the segment of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003857726