There is a discrepancy between Europe and the United States on whether margin squeeze is a relevant question for competition law and policy. Beyond this question, it is unclear whether law and the Cartel Office can detect margin squeeze, assuming it is necessary to look into the matter. In...

The EU electricity directive (96/92/EC) established the right of the member states to choose between Regulated and Negotiated Third Party Access (RTPA and NTPA). The interest group theory is able to explain whether the introduction of NTPA in Germany had been an interest group equilibrium under...

Ende Februar 2017 hat der Bundesgerichtshof Bausparkassen, die Bausparern mit vertraglich zugesicherten hohen Einlagenzinsen aus Altverträgen vorfristig gekündigt haben, Recht gegeben. Der Autor stellt die Funktionsweise des Bausparens dar. In der aktuellen Niedrigzinsphase könnte es dazu...

An die Zulassung der SARS-CoV-2-Impfstoffe knüpft sich die Hoffnung, die Pandemie schnellstmöglich überwinden zu können. Befragungen zeigen jedoch eine begrenzte Impfbereitschaft, die für eine Herdenimmunität eventuell nicht ausreicht. Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird spieltheoretisch...

A legislative process is currently ongoing in the European Union to supplement the 2018 General Data Protection Regulation regarding ePrivacy regulation. The supplement is intended to complete the European data protection policy in significant areas. One addition would be for service providers...

CO2 -Emissionen aus Gebäudebrand und dem Verkehr stehen im Mittelpunkt der umweltpolitischen Debatte: Keine neuen Verbrennerfahrzeuge ab 2035, Heizen zumindest zu 65% aus regenerativen Energiequellen, Zertifikatehandel auf Gebäudebrand und Verkehr ausdehnen, Tempolimit auf Autobahnen,...

This paper studies the empirical effects of risk classification in the mandatory third-party motor insurance of Germany following the European Union´s directive to de-regulate insurance tariffs of 1994....

Competition in the German gasoline retail market is characterized by strong intraday price cycles. The cycles are described in the literature as corresponding to the well-known Edgeworth cycles. Cyclical pricing patterns are observable all over Germany and throughout the world. So far, research...

The German petrol station market is characterized by strong intraday price cycles, which probably correspond to the well-known Edgeworth cycles. The prices go up strongly in the late evening or in the middle of the night, fall relatively heavily in the early morning, and then go up and down...