In einem von der Bundesregierung in Auftrag gegebenen Forschungsprojekt über die Auswirkungen der geänderten gesetzlichen Ladenschlußzeiten am 1. November 1996 wird festgestellt, daß die zeitliche Beschränkung der Öffnungsaktivitäten des Einzelhandels nicht mehr den Anforderungen, die von...

Using data on the number of visitors (identified according to the census block that they reside in) at the store level, this paper investigates the welfare costs of traditional shopping for the U.S. census blocks. The investigation is based on an economic model, where individuals living in...

Firms that wish to offer wireline, multichannel video programming services in direct competition with cable incumbents are being faced with calls by those incumbents and policymakers to "build-out" to entire communities as a pre-condition of receiving a franchise. This "build-out" requirement is...