Gesperrte Autobahnen, überlastete Seehäfen und Ausfälle im Schienengüterverkehr sorgten in den letzten Monaten neben den hohen Energiepreisen und Materialengpässen für Verdruss bei den Unternehmen in Deutschland. Das Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft hat im Sommer 2022 zum dritten Mal nach...

Since the late 1970s, the Chinese government has been undertaking major efforts in developing their countries economy by means of industrial policy. However, a more narrow approach to industrial policy has been pursued only since 2010, with the initiation of the 'Strategic Emerging Industries'...

The U.S. trucking industry has been calling out a shortage of truck drivers for nearly forty years, since soon after its economic deregulation in 1980. Burks and Monaco (2019) provided evidence that the overall truck driver labor market works about as well as any blue collar labor market, and...

The U.S. trucking industry has been calling out a shortage of truck drivers for nearly forty years, since soon after its economic deregulation in 1980. Burks and Monaco (2019) provided evidence that the overall truck driver labor market works about as well as any blue collar labor market, and...

This study explores how the design of regulatory incentives proposed by the granting authority has the potential to impact the concessionaire's investment decisions regarding participation in the bidding process, the potential value of grants and the request for a re-bidding process or...

This discussion paper presents the main technical approaches and business models for sharing infrastructure, focusing on the telecommunications sector. Additionally, through literature review and analysis of news from specialized media, the main benefits, problems and challenges associated with...

Purpose -The Spanish airport system contains several regional airports within an amenity distance and alternative travel modes. Profitable airports cross-subsidise small airports, which are not required for regional development or connectivity. Airports are government-owned and...

Purpose - This article aims to explore the concept of chain value of the public port system in Ecuador from the perspective of importing/exporting companies, analyzing how perceived value in the use of port services affects customer satisfaction and the intermediate links of the influence of...

Auctions are supposed to procure the best deal money can buy. Yet, practitioners who procure complex contracts by auction are well aware of some basic pitfalls. One concern is that winning bids may not reflect the quality of the bidder but strategic behavior like low-balling bids or...