structure of the sellers' information and, even more importantly, on the intensity of competition allowed by the trading rules …. When there is intense competition (absence of clienteles), information is fully and immediately revealed to the buyers in … arrangements characterized by less intense forms of competition (presence of clienteles), for any n we always have equilibria where …

We analyse how state university competition to collect resources may affect both research and the quality of teaching … a higher teaching quality but pay higher tuition fees. -- university competition ; research ; tuition fees …

&D investment, and derive predictions on the effects of trust and competition on suppliers' investment and buyers' procurement … - but also with more competitive procurement: trust and rents from reduced supplier competition in the procurement process …

broadband infrastructure in rural areas of Germany. Such subsidies are subject to state aid control by the European Commission … subsidies complied with EU state aid rules, both in terms of effectiveness and competition. …

quality - but also with more competition among suppliers. Both associations hold only for parts involving comparatively … relationships involving higher trust, buyers are able to induce higher investment and more intense competition among suppliers - but …

This paper investigates competition between health insurance companies under different financing regulations. We … consider two alternatives advanced in recent German health care reform discussions: competition by contribution rates (health … contributions) and by fees (health premia). We find that contribution rate competition yields lower company profits and higher …

; competition …