In most countries, competition in the telecommunications industry is subject to both sector-specific regulation and more general antitrust policies. At the same time, a process of international market liberalisation is under way in telecommunications which can only be truly effective - and...

This paper aims at questioning how the maintenance of institutions is actually performed. Based on an institutional work perspective in order to better link field and actors relationships, we investigate how the Michelin Red Guide went international and used its internationalization to secure...

On May 14, 2018, the United States Supreme Court struck down the federal prohibition on sports gambling. The sweeping opinion, authored by Justice Alito, ended more than a quarter-century old policy that kept states from offering sports gambling and therefore, sports betting was confined almost...

We find PASPA's partial and non-uniform ban on state-sponsored sports wagering to run afoul of the equal sovereignty doctrine's general constraints as set forth in Shelby County and Northwest Austin. PASPA also fails equal sovereignty scrutiny for two other narrower reasons. First, for a law...

Am 19. Dezember 2005 stellte das ifo Institut im Rahmen seines vorweihnachtlichen Pressegesprächs seine Prognose für das Jahr 2006 vor. Nach dem Rekordjahr 2004 hat die Weltwirtschaft auch in diesem Jahr mit einer Wachstumsrate von 4,3% überdurchschnittlich expandiert, und sie dürfte im...

Am 14. Dezember 2006 stellte das ifo Institut im Rahmen seines vorweihnachtlichen Pressegesprächs seine Prognose für die Jahre 2007 und 2008 vor. Die deutsche Wirtschaft befindet sich zum Jahresende 2006 in einem kräftigen Aufschwung, der Anfang 2005 begonnen hat. Treibende Kraft des Booms...