Michel Didier et Jean-Hervé Lorenzi proposent dans ce 36ème rapport du CAE une analyse économique des enjeux et des perspectives de l'UMTS. Les deux auteurs présentent l'état de la technologie et examinent l'évolution de la structure du marché. Ils proposent également une prospective...

Cet article analyse l’impact de la diversité culturelle sur les relations de coopération. Deux modes coopératifs sont définis, l’un fondé sur le calcul, l’autre sur l’identification sociale. Le cas de l’équipe chargée de l’intégration des organisations France Télécom Mobile...

This Working Paper looks at structural policies which would improve Greece’s long-term economic performance and help speed economic and social convergence with average European Union member countries. It focuses on a number of key areas which are particularly important for rapid growth as they...

An unprecedented “boom and bust” investment cycle occurred in the high-tech industries at the turn of the century, in particular in the telecommunications sector. Regulatory reforms and technological innovation fuelled expectations of robust growth in traffic, revenue and earnings....

Maintaining rapid economic growth depends increasingly on productivity gains, particularly in the service sector. Competition has an important role to play in achieving such gains. However, Korea’s development strategy has tended to weaken competition and has left a legacy of government...

Empirical work shows that competition is important for promoting economic growth. However, in Japan the promotion of competition has long been compromised by ministerial guidance and exemptions from the competition law. Thus, the level and growth of productivity have been low in many...

The paper uses an original international database on regulation, market structure and performance in the telecommunications industry to investigate the effects of entry liberalisation and privatisation on productivity, prices and quality of service in long-distance (domestic and international)...

The OECD Growth Study and other empirical work have shown that the strength of competition in product markets plays an important role in the economic growth process as well as contributing to a more efficient allocation of resources in a static sense. More intense competition is likely to...