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Standardization policy and international trade
Gandal, Neil; Shy, Oz - 1996
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000934904
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Trade effects of standards harmonization in the EU : improved access for non-EU partners
Shingal, Anirudh; Ehrich, Malte - 2019
In September 2008, the EU replaced national-level regulation on Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) in pesticides with harmonized Community-wide regulation. Using data on pesticide MRLs for 53 trading partners over 2005-2014, we examine the effects of this harmonization on both intra- and extra-EU...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011994121
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European antitrust control and standard setting
Mariniello, Mario - 2013
Standards reduce production costs and increase products' value to consumers. Standards however entail risks of anti-competitive abuse. After the adoption of a standard, the chosen technology normally lacks credible substitutes. The owner of the patented technology might thus have additional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009765741
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Europe in the midst of China-US strategic competition : what are the European Union’s options?
García Herrero, Alicia - 2019
With the trade conflict between the United States and China bringing China-US strategic competition into the open, the … European Union faces an urgent question: how to position itself in the competition. This paper reviews the impact of the US …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011993235
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Market structure and state involvement : passenger railways in Europe
Holvad, Torben - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011765427
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Environmental regulation and competitiveness : empirical evidence on the Porter Hypothesis from European manufacturing sectors
Rubashkina, Yana; Galeotti, Marzio; Verdolini, Elena - 2014
This paper represents an empirical investigation of the "weak" and "strong" Porter Hypothesis (PH) focusing on the manufacturing sectors of European countries between 1997 and 2009. By and large, the literature has analyzed the impact of environmental regulation on innovation and on productivity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010413622
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Changing the allocation rules in the EU ETS : impact on competitiveness and economic efficiency
Quirion, Philippe; Demailly, Damien - 2008
-BA), and finally output-based allocation in sectors exposed to international competition combined with auctioning in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008799174
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Unconventional gas and the Europe Union : prospects and challenges for competitiveness
Vollebergh, Herman R. J.; Drissen, Eric - 2014
This article studies the likely impact of unconventional gas developments in the US on EU competitiveness. We find, first of all, little evidence for a prosperous unconventional gas development in Europe. Second, the US boom has already a strong impact on both world and European energy markets....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010476431
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Watching over 21,000 billion euros : does the ECB Single Supervisory Mechanism affect bank competition in the euro area?
Raunig, Burkhard; Sigmund, Michael - 2023
that the SSM reduced competition for SSM banks in countries affected by the sovereign debt crisis. Otherwise, the impact of … the SSM was limited or competition increased. Furthermore, our results suggest that anti-competitive side effects of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014416089
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The role of competition in the transition to climate neutrality
Zachmann, Georg - 2022
markets can make the transition more efficient; 3. In some areas, a too-narrow focus on competition can be detrimental, and … three levels of intervention: 1) competition rules and enforcement should be adjusted to meet the new challenges of the … benefits of competition for efficient resource allocation in the transition. Institutions should not focus solely on static …
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