Although many economic and business historians have examined how American railroads colluded to raise rates or limit service, they have paid less attention to the many ways railroads cooperated to exchange cars and freight between companies and build needed interconnections. This article...

Die Fußballspieler des FC Bayern München werben für die Kryptobörse Bitpanda, Crypto.com warb mit dem Rapper Eminem während der NBA-Playoffs der Los Angeles Lakers, deren Spielstätte im Jahr 2021 in "Crypto.com Arena" umbenannt wurde. Die Krypto-Community professionalisiert sich zunehmend....

Die Fußballspieler des FC Bayern München werben für die Kryptobörse Bitpanda, Crypto.com warb mit dem Rapper Eminem während der NBA-Playoffs der Los Angeles Lakers, deren Spielstätte im Jahr 2021 in "Crypto.com Arena" umbenannt wurde. Die Krypto-Community professionalisiert sich zunehmend....

This paper empirically examines the impact of labour market counter-reforms on real GDP per capita and employment growth in 25 OECD countries between 1973 and 2012. We use a novel, narrative-based dataset of reform indicators and apply the local projections approach. We consider not only...

We run a market experiment where firms can choose not only their price but also whether to present comparable offers. They are faced with artificial demand from consumers who make mistakes when assessing the net value of products on the market. If some offers are comparable however, some savvy...

This policy paper aims to help governments develop regulatory experimentation constructively and appropriately as part of their implementation of the 2021 OECD Recommendation for Agile Regulatory Governance to Harness Innovation. Regulatory experimentation can help promote adaptive learning and...

This article focuses on the optimal international trade policy considered product differentiations. A duopoly model with a home firm in a developing country and a foreign firm in a developed country is established. The findings indicate that, the optimal tariff relies on the product...

In 2007/2008, the Czech Republic has introduced governmental Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) to the central government level. This procedure has established formal rules binding to all legislative bodies. The process administration of RIA was entrusted to the Panel for a Regulatory Reform and...

Natural gas has replaced coal as the dominant fuel for U.S. electricity generation. However, U.S. states that regulate electric utilities have retired coal more slowly than others. We build a structural model of rate-of-return regulation during an energy transition where utilities face tradeoffs...