The EU electricity directive (96/92/EC) established the right of the member states to choose between Regulated and Negotiated Third Party Access (RTPA and NTPA). The interest group theory is able to explain whether the introduction of NTPA in Germany had been an interest group equilibrium under...

There is a discrepancy between Europe and the United States on whether margin squeeze is a relevant question for competition law and policy. Beyond this question, it is unclear whether law and the Cartel Office can detect margin squeeze, assuming it is necessary to look into the matter. In...

Im Zuge der durch europarechtliche Vorgaben erzwungenen Liberalisierung des deutschen Postmarktes wurde die Frage der vollständigen Öffnung des deutschen Marktes mit der Einführung eines branchenspezifischen Mindestlohnes verbunden. Der durch die bisherige Exklusivlizenz geschützte...

Since 1994 the highly regulated German insurance market have been deregulated. Insurers have been allowed to calculate their premiums and to offer contracts without regulation. Especially in the motor vehicle insurance several innovations were introduced: age of car, garage, kilometers per year...