Numerous empirical studies at different levels of aggregation demonstrate the important role of information and communication technologies (ICT) for economic performance. As general purpose technologies ICT…
We analyze the role of different contract types and access regulation on innovation and competition in telecommunications. Within a standard duopoly model we show that ex-post access contracts less often lead to…
In the short run, outsourcing is usually associated with the resulting job losses in the contract granting firm, since in-house staff is generally laid-off or transferred to the outsourcing provider. However,…
Free competition on markets is a major concern in competition policy. The cartelization of firms is a threat to free competition. One major instrument antitrust authorities have and use increasingly frequently…