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Policy-induced environmental technology and incentive efforts: Is there a crowding out?
Hottenrott, Hanna; Rexhäuser, Sascha - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013
-friendly technology. Sceptics worry about the effects of regulation-induced environmental technology on firms' competitiveness. Since … innovation is a crucial productivity driver, a potential crowding out of inventive efforts could increase the cost of mitigating … environmental damage. Using matching techniques, we study the short-term effects of regulation-induced environmental technology on …
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Methodologische Grundlagen einer Evaluation von Wettbewerbspolitik
Hüschelrath, Kai - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2009
Arbeitsvorgabe erst einige Jahre vergangen sind, so hat die Bedeutung der Evaluation von Wettbewerbspolitik seitdem deutlich … von Wettbewerbspolitik und somit die Ableitung von Forschungsbedarf. …
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Anmerkungen zur ökonomischen Bewertung von Fusionen auf dem Printmedienmarkt
Dewenter, Ralf; Kaiser, Ulrich - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2005
Die aktuelle Diskussion um die Novellierung der deutschen Pressefusionskontrolle macht deutlich, welche Relevanz medienökonomische Fragestellungen haben. Was jedoch bei dieser Diskussion häufig vernachlässigt wird, ist die intensive Betrachtung der Ökonomischen Besonderheiten von...
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Fighting hard core cartels
Hüschelrath, Kai; Weigand, Jürgen - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
The paper provides a comprehensive survey of the economics behind the fight against hard core cartels. Differentiating between four subsequent stages - characterisation, welfare effects, enforcement and evaluation - the paper pays particular attention to cartel detection methods, the derivation...
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Predation enforcement options: An evaluation using a Cournot framework
Hüschelrath, Kai; Weigand, Jürgen - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
The paper characterises the building blocks of a framework to enforce antipredation rules and subsequently evaluates selected enforcement options in a Cournot-type duopoly predation model. Differentiating between a no rule approach, an ex ante approach and two ex post approaches, it is shown...
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A methodology for the evaluation of competition policy
Hüschelrath, Kai; Leheyda, Nina - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
The paper develops a methodology for the evaluation of competition policy. Based on the existing literature and experiences with policy evaluations in other areas of economic activity, the three-step / nine-building-blocks methodology provides guidance for evaluation projects and also assists in...
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A primer on damages of cartel suppliers: Determinants, standing US vs. EU and econometric estimation
Bueren, Eckart; Smuda, Florian - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
While private actions for damages against price-cartels by direct and indirect customers receive much attention, it is largely unresolved to what extent other groups that are negatively affected may claim compensation. This paper focuses on probably the most important one: suppliers to a...
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A primer on damages of cartel suppliers: Determinants, standing US vs. EU and econometric estimation
Bueren, Eckart; Smuda, Florian - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013
While private actions for damages by customers against price-cartels receive much attention, the treatment of other groups affected by such conspiracies is largely unresolved. This article narrows the research gap with respect to suppliers to a downstream price cartel. First, we show that such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957625
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A primer on damages of cartel suppliers: Determinants, standing US vs. EU and econometric estimation
Bueren, Eckart; Smuda, Florian - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013
While private actions for damages by customers against price-cartels receive much attention, the treatment of other groups affected by such conspiracies is largely unresolved. This article narrows the research gap with respect to suppliers to a downstream price cartel. First, we show that such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957730
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Determinants of self-reporting under the European corporate leniency program
Hoang, Cung Truong; Hüschelrath, Kai; Laitenberger, Ulrich - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
We empirically investigate the determinants of self-reporting under the European corporate leniency program. Applying a data set consisting of 442 firm groups that participated in 76 cartels decided by the European Commission between 2000 and 2011, we find that the probability of a firm becoming...
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