This fascinating book offers up a window on one of today's key areas relating to globalization. The matter in question is to what extent national competition policy has to be regarded as a factor of international competitiveness. Should national antitrust policy be given priority over...

This book discusses the contemporary trade dynamics necessary for companies to grow competitively in the global marketplace, extending the conceptual and analytical foundations of international trade and economy in North America. This book examines the growth of international trade in North...

This textbook on network economics provides essential microeconomic instruments for the analysis of network sectors like telecommunications, transport or energy. Network-specific characteristics emerge both on the cost side and benefit side, requiring network providers to develop innovative...

In examining alternative economic policies for the EU after the rejection of the European Constitution, this book covers: macroeconomic policy and the European Constitution; EU financial integration; reform of European regional policy; assessment and alternative proposals on European structural...

Worldwide, there is considerable interest in postal and delivery economics. Governments, particularly in the European Union, are examining closely the roles of the two systems and how best to regulate them. This volume brings together 20 essays originally presented at the 12th Conference on...

PPP haben sich in Deutschland und international als wünschenswerte Beschaffungsalternative der Öffentlichen Hand etabliert. Dabei spielt vor allem die Kosteneffizienz gegenüber der Eigenerstellung durch die Öffentliche Hand eine Rolle. Aber bewirtschaften private Unternehmen staatlich...

This book addresses three important concepts in the economy-competition, innovation, and growth-using various cases and available data in Japan and other countries. First, the authors discuss competition, including global competition, to provide a better understanding of competition policy in...

1: Introduction to Efficiency and Competitiveness of International Airlines -- 2: Survey of Studies on Airlines and their Efficiencies -- 3. A Review of the Airline Industry -- 4: Stochastic Frontier Production Function Model Specification and Estimation Results -- 5: Stochastic Frontier Cost...