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Do slotting allowances harm retail competition?
Foros, Øystein (contributor); Kind, Hans Jarle (contributor) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003377151
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Resale price maintenance and restrictions on dominant firm and industry-wide adoption
Foros, Øystein (contributor); Kind, Hans Jarle (contributor) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003498802
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The Causal Effect of Competition on Prices and Quality : Evidence from a Field Experiment
Busso, Matias - 2014
This paper provides experimental evidence on the effect of increased competition on prices and quality in the retail sector. We randomized the entry of 61 firms into 72 markets serving the beneficiaries of a conditional cash transfer program in the Dominican Republic. Six months after the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013055197
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Does reference pricing drive out generic competition in pharmaceutical markets? : evidence from a policy reform
Brekke, Kurt R.; Canta, Chiara; Straume, Odd Rune - 2022
Policy makers use reference pricing to curb pharmaceutical expenditures by reducing coverage of expensive branded drugs. In a theoretical analysis we show that the net effect of reference pricing is generally ambiguous when accounting for entry by generic producers. Reference pricing shifts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013285854
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Returns to data : evidence from web tracking
Ullrich, Hannes; Hannane, Jonas; Peukert, Christian; … - 2024
Tracking online user behavior is essential for targeted advertising and is at the heart of the business model of major online platforms. We analyze tracker-specific web browsing data to show how the prediction quality of consumer profiles varies with data size and scope. We find decreasing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014632380
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The interplay between regulation and competitions : the case of universal service obligations
Hörnig, Steffen; Valletti, Tommaso M. - 2002
Regulators have long been aware of the social aspects of communication. In the past, regulated monopolists have provided Universal Service Obligations, typically funded via a system of cross-subsidies. In this paper, we first review the rationale for imposing Universal Service Obligations, based...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409371
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The impact of entry regulation on total welfare : a policy experiment
Liu, An-Hsiang; Siebert, Ralph; Zulehner, Christine - 2013
This paper evaluates how different lengths of entry regulation impact market structure and market performance using a … evidence that the duration of entry regulation has a negative impact on consumer surplus. We also find that entry protection …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009764443
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New competition in telecommunications markets : regulatory pricing principles
Bijl, Paul de; Peitz, Martin - 2002
difficult to achieve at the same time. In this paper, we consider price regulation in the retail and wholesale market and answer … access price regulation is an effective instrument to make the entrant and consumers better off. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409202
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Antitrust and Regulation
Carlton, Dennis W. - 2007
Since the passage of the Interstate Commerce Act (1897) and the Sherman Act (1890), regulation and antitrust have … operated as competing mechanisms to control competition. Regulation produced cross-subsidies and favors to special interests … antitrust and regulation. Antitrust and regulation can also be viewed as complements in which regulation and antitrust assign …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012777652
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The UK's privatisation experiment : the passage of time permits a sober assessment
Parker, David - 2004
performance changes in privatised companies in the UK. It looks at the relative roles of competition, regulation and ownership …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011402692