and Brussels and concentrates, in particular, on the introduction of regulated competition. Four different market … mechanisms can be used in the public transport sector: (1) competitive tendering, (2) open access with on-track competition, (3 …) yardstick competition where the operator?'s reward is based on a comparative evaluation of its performance and (4) the …

funds and the competition policy. In conclusion are given some reflections upon the reasonable feasibility of the ongoing …

This contribution discusses some recent theoretical contributions dealing with competition in markets for higher … result from competition between universities. It is shown that the bulk of these inefficiencies might be reduced through some … themselves for the allocation of the university budget, it is shown how the organization of this competition by the central …

the smaller ones. This market structure is harmful to competition for the market as the effective number of competitors is …

In 1996 free choice of health insurers has been introduced in the German social health insurance scheme. Competition … between insurers was supposed to increase efficiency. A crucial precondition for effective competition among health insurers …