Abstract AbstractDie Festschrift für Jörn Kruse enthält Beiträge aus den Bereichen Medien- und Telekommunikationsökonomik, Wettbewerbspolitik, Sportökonomik, Energiepolitik sowie allgemeine Fragen der Wirtschafts- und Ordnungspolitik. Sie reflektieren nicht nur den breiten Schaffenskreis...

This paper examines mobile termination fees and their regulation when networks are asymmetric in size. It is demonstrated that with consumer ignorance about the exact termination rates (a) a mobile network's termination rate is the higher the smaller the network's size (as measured through its...

Increasing horizontal as well as vertical transparency in oligopolistic markets can be advantageous for consumers, due to reduced search costs. However, market transparency can also affect incentives to deviate from collusive agreements and the punishment by rival firms in the market. Using a...

This paper analyses the impact of transparency regulations on Super 95 and Diesel prices in Austria, France, and Germany to shed new light on the price effects of regulatory policies. To identify the effects of regulation, we use publicly available data from January 2005 to the end of December...