Mögliche Folgen der zunehmend automatisierten und digitalisierten Arbeitswelt werden gegenwärtig intensiv diskutiert. Dabei stand bislang die Frage nach dem technisch Machbaren im Mittelpunkt. Ob dies jedoch…
We analyze the best price clauses (BPCs) of online travel agents (OTAs) using meta-search price data of more than 45,000 hotels in different countries. Although OTAs apparently have not changed their standard…
We evaluate the impact of a major European state aid program for broadband deployment applied to rural areas in the German State of Bavaria in the years 2010 and 2011. Using difference-in-differences estimation…
We provide a comprehensive quantitative assessment of cartels and the related cartel enforcement process in the European Union (EU) from 2001 to 2015. In a first step, we present a detailed characterization of…