Consumer consent regulation is the cornerstone of modern data privacy regulation such as the European GDPR and the Californian CCPA. By ensuring that consumers can reject any harmful data collection, the regulation seems an effective tool for protecting consumers against price discrimination. By...

Purpose - The main goal of this paper is to analyze the implementation of pharmaceuticals cost-containment measures in Egypt. Design/methodology/approach - This paper adopts descriptive and analytical techniques to assess the extent of implementing pharmaceutical cost-containment measures in...

This study examines price transmission dynamics in the Hungarian pork market from 2017 to 2023, focusing on the effects of price controls implemented to combat inflation. Inflation and price control policies have been central topics in economic research due to their significant impacts on market...

Im Euroraum sind rund 12 % der Preise administriert, das heißt, ihre Festsetzung erfolgt entweder direkt durch den Staat oder wird stark von ihm beeinflusst; in Österreich sind es rund 9 %. Besonders im Dienstleistungssektor ist der staatliche Einfluss hoch - im Euroraum sind etwa 18 % der...

This Policy brief presents novel cross-country, firm-level evidence on the incidence and characteristics of price regulations around the world. Using data from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys (WBES) covering 103 economies - the first comparable global measure of how firms experience price...

Despite the massive incorporation of women into the labor market, equal pay for equal work remains a challenge. This article analyzes the influence of gender diversity in management positions on the gender wage gap (GWG) throughout the entire pay scale in Spain. The results show the existence of...