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Fusionskontrolle in dynamischen Netzsektoren am Beispiel des Breitbandkabelsektors: zugleich ein kritischer Beitrag zur Kartellrechtsdogmatik des Bundeskartellamts nach Iesy/Ish un...
Abrar, Kamyar - 2006
The working report looks at the actual situation of the German broadband cable market in the context of merger control and sector specific regulation. A crucial problem in dealing with the cable market whether in antitrust cases or in the regulatory context is the precise assessment of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298919
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Contestable Licensing
Neeman, Zvika; Orosel, Gerhard Oskar - In: Contributions in Economic Analysis & Policy 3 (2004) 1, pp. 1-20
We analyze a model of repeated franchise bidding for natural monopoly with contestable licensing -- a franchisee holds an (exclusive) license to operate a franchise until another firm offers to pay more for it. In a world where quality is observable but not verifiable, the simple regulatory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014587486
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Two-stage auction and subscription pricing for awarding monopoly franchises
Chao, Hung-po - In: Journal of regulatory economics 47 (2015) 3, pp. 219-238
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Yardstick competition and franchise bidding : a comparative analysis based on asymmetric information
Harada, Shumpei; Yamauchi, Hirotaka - In: Hitotsubashi journal of commerce & management 48 (2014) 1, pp. 31-42
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011285005
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Yardstick Competition, Franchise Bidding and Firms’ Incentives to Collude
Chong, Eshien; Huet, Freddy - In: Review of Industrial Organization 35 (2009) 1, pp. 149-169
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008527101
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Franchise Bidding in the Water Industry – Auction Schemes and Investment Incentives
Meister, Urs - EconWPA - 2004
The periodical re-auction of a water monopoly concession causes the danger of underinvestment. If the life-time of specific assets such as water pipes exceeds the contract length and transferring the ownership of assets is difficult, the incumbent franchisee faces a hold-up problem. Using a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125890
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Does Competition for the Field Improve Cost Efficiency? Evidence from the London Bus Tendering Model
Amaral, Miguel; Saussier, Stéphane; Yvrande-Billon, Anne - Fachgebiet Wirtschafts- und Infrastukturpolitik (WIP), … - 2006
In this paper we investigate the relationship between auctions’ results and the number of bidders for local transportation contracts in London. Using an original database concerning 294 local transportation routes we find that a higher number of bidders is associated with a lower cost of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005162800
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Fusionskontrolle in dynamischen Netzsektoren am Beispiel des Breitbandkabelsektors: zugleich ein kritischer Beitrag zur Kartellrechtsdogmatik des Bundeskartellamts nach Iesy/Ish un...
Abrar, Kamyar - Frankfurt School of Finance and Management - 2006
The working report looks at the actual situation of the German broadband cable market in the context of merger control and sector specific regulation. A crucial problem in dealing with the cable market whether in antitrust cases or in the regulatory context is the precise assessment of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005027032
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Competitive Bidding for a Long-Term Electricity Distribution Contract
Littlechild, Stephen C - In: Review of Network Economics 1 (2002) 1, pp. 1-38
Demsetz (1968) and Posner (1972) suggested competitive bidding as an alternative to natural monopoly regulation. Williamson (1976) and Goldberg (1976) argued that the problems of natural monopoly regulation are inherent in long-term investment under uncertainty. Long- and short-term franchising...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005685449
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Contestable Licensing
Neeman, Zvika; Orosel, Gerhard - In: Contributions to Economic Analysis & Policy 3 (2004) 1, pp. 1129-1129
We analyze a model of repeated franchise bidding for natural monopoly with contestable licensing -- a franchisee holds an (exclusive) license to operate a franchise until another firm offers to pay more for it. In a world where quality is observable but not verifiable, the simple regulatory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005579418