This paper investigates the relationship linking investment (capital stock) and structural policies. Using a panel of … with less investment (lower capital stock). The paper also sheds light on the existence of non-linear effects of product … and labour market regulation on the capital stock. Several alternative testing methods show that the negative influence of …

Aggregate business investment is a major driver of long-term economic growth. It has been weak in many advanced … policies interact with and have an effect on business investment. This paper provides a survey of the literature on the main … policy drivers of business investment such as finance (including bank and market finance, venture capital and the debt bias …

cornerstone of market definition and therefore of effective regulation. This paper explores the access substitution between fixed …

undesirable. -- Network industries ; regulation ; vertical relations ; investments ; ownership ; sabotage …

We investigate the implications of Network Neutrality regulation for Internet fragmentation. We model a two … universal distribution of content is always an equilibrium when Network Neutrality regulation is in place. In contrast, when …

We investigate the relation between Net Neutrality regulation and Internet fragmentation. We model a two-sided market …

This paper provides a novel rationale for the regulation of market size when heterogeneous firms compete. A regulator …

We analyze how network regulation affects investment into network infrastructure and complementary services. While … regulation negatively affcets investment incentives in the regulated network market, the effects of network regulation on … investment in complementary services can be either negative or positive, depending on the relative weight consumers assign to …