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 …

The opening of network industries to competition is a long-running issue of economic policy in the European Union since … this volume are focusing on current topics in the field of competition and regulation in electricity, natural gas and …