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ISO 9000: New Form of Protectionism or Common Language in International Trade?
Clougherty, Joseph A.; Grajek, Michał - 2009
International standards have the potential to both promote and hinder international trade. Yet empirical scholarship on the standards-trade relationship has been held up due to some methodological challenges: measurement problems, varied effects, and endogeneity concerns. We are able to surmount...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010352106
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ISO 9000 : new form of protectionism or common language in international trade?
Clougherty, Joseph A.; Grajek, Michał - 2009
International standards have the potential to both promote and hinder international trade. Yet empirical scholarship on the standards-trade relationship has been held up due to some methodological challenges: measurement problems, varied effects, and endogeneity concerns. We are able to surmount...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003923887
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Competition in a pure world of Internet telephony
Engel, Christoph - 2007
From the angle of competition policy, Voice over IP looks like a panacea. It not only brings better service, but it also increases competitive pressure on former telecommunications monopolists. This paper points to the largely overlooked downside. In a pure world of Internet telephony, there...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264805
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Credit Rating Agencies and Regulatory Reform
Darbellay, Aline - 2012
This paper, a chapter in the forthcoming Research Handbook on the Economics of Corporate law, describes the leading research related to credit ratings, and assesses regulatory proposals related to ratings, including those in the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. It explains how rating agencies have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013107567
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Competition in a Pure World of Internet Telephony
Engel, Christoph - 2007
From the angle of competition policy, Voice over IP looks like a panacea. It not only brings better service, but it also increases competitive pressure on former telecommunications monopolists. This paper points to the largely overlooked downside. In a pure world of Internet telephony, there...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014053336
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Voice Over Ip. Competition Policy and Regulation
Engel, Christoph - 2013
Traditionally, there have been two separate telecommunications networks, one based on switches, the other based on … to go packet switched too. Ultimately, both networks might merge. If that were to happen, the governance structure of … either of these networks would have to change fundamentally. Currently, a large amount of packet switched traffic goes over …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014060568
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Pricing, Sunk Costs, and Market Structure Online : Evidence from Book Retailing
Smith, Howard W.; Latcovich, Simon - 2014
While online consumers are less concerned than traditional consumers about firm location, they may be more concerned about unobservable quality and, to signal this, online retailers rely more on advertising than traditional retailers. Imperfect price competition may arise because of vertical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014075511
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Global Cartels Redux : The Lysine Antitrust Litigation
Connor, John M. - 2014
The amino-acid lysine cartel was a watershed even in antitrust enforcement. It was the first global price-fixing conspiracy to be convicted by U.S. or EU antitrust authorities in 40 years. This paper presents an updated narrative of the history of the global lysine cartel and the legal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013044502
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Global Cartels, Leniency Programs and International Antitrust Cooperation
Choi, Jay Pil - 2010
In this paper we analyze cartel formation and self-reporting incentives when firms operate in several geographical markets and face antitrust enforcement in different jurisdictions. We are concerned with the effectiveness of leniency programs and the benefits of international antitrust...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013144908
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Global Cartels Redux : The Amino Acid Lysine Antitrust Litigation (1996)
Connor, John M. - 2014
This paper presents an updated narrative of the history of the global lysine cartel and the legal consequences for its members in the United States. The story focuses especially upon the role of economists in calculating the size of overcharges and how the estimates can affect the decisions of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014216150