Der gegenwärtig sich abzeichnende Strukturwandel im Rundfunksektor wird zum Anlaß genommen, das bestehende Rundfunksystem und die dahinterstehenden ordnungspolitischen Positionen auf ihre ökonomische Rationalität hin zu analysieren. Dazu werden die klassischen Argumente, die zur...

Mit Hilfe eines parametrischen Modells werden unter der Annahme einer endogenen Qualitaet und einer monopolistischen Marktstruktur verschiedene Allokationsmechanismen oeffentlicher Gueter fuer den Spezialfall eines Rundfunkprogramms analysiert. Dabei zeigt sich die Ueberlegenheit eines...

Cooperation among savings and cooperative banks was criticized by the European Commission because of potentially anti-competitive effects. In an industrial economics model of banks taking deposits and giving loans we look at regional demarcation as one of such cooperative practices. There are...

This paper studies the introduction of new products (increase in product variety) in the automobile industry. The focus is on the two sources of market power that may allow the firms to get higher profits (and, thus, recoup investments): new products and brand-name reputation. The effects of new...

This paper analyses the relationship between past innovation output, competition, and future innovation input in a dynamic econometric setting. We distinguish two dimensions of competition that correspond to the concepts of product substitutability and entry barriers due to fixed costs. Based on...

This paper analyses price structures in the liberalized German market for long-distance telecommunications services. Theoretically deduced patterns are backed-up by empirical observations. The market is exceptionally competitive; entry is taking place on a large scale and prices are falling...