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informational problems. We show that, as a consequence of this trade-off, more intense competition in unregulated segments of the … can lead to a softer merger policy when competition is weaker. …
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of regulation on R&D investment. Nearing competition has a dampening effect on R&D spending, but once the market and … regulatory framework conditions have been established, higher levels of competition positively influence R&D. Our results further … indicate that the relation between competition and innovative investment can be described as inverted U-shaped. Finally, we …
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provided Universal Service Obligations, typically funded via a system of cross-subsidies. In this paper, we first review the …
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test essentially asks if consumers are harmed by the pricing practices of the firm in the market in which they purchase the …
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The paper studies competition for the market in a setting where incumbents (and, to a lesser extent, neighboring …
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African Development Community, and how this has been reflected in outcomes in terms of competition, prices, access, and … portability. While regulators in the four countries are generally implementing measures aimed at facilitating competition, the … could be much more effective at stimulating competition. Even finding data and information on regulatory policies and …
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suggest that regulation has often been ineffective in facilitating competition in telecommunications markets in SADC. …
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Does co-investment enhance fiber to the home (FTTH) coverage, adoption and competition? We combine several French … insert the correction term derived from the entry model in the FTTH coverage (adoption, competition) regression to correct … FTTH adoption during the 2015-2018 study period and also a more intense competition as shown through the decrease in Orange …
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Prime and others have emerged as new suppliers of audiovisual content. In this quickly changing industry, compe-tition … also identify areas where competition intensity between different service types appear to be low, for instance, through …
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We test if unconventional monetary policy instruments influence the competitive conduct of banks. Between q2:2010 and q1:2012, the ECB absorbed e218 billion worth of government securities from five EMU countries under the Securities Markets Programme (SMP). Using detailed security holdings data...
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