Overview

This volume brings together a group of European and American academics to examine anti-trust policies and competitive behaviour on a wide variety of topical cases and critical markets. Taking both a theoretical and applied perspective, the contributors examine issues such as entry and market concentration, auctions, technological innovation, privatization and the role of public firms, market transparency, the supply of product quality and multinational firms.

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Author:   Mario Baldassarri ,  L. Lambertini
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2003 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.545kg
ISBN:  

9781403908032

ISBN 10:   1403908036
Pages:   294
Publication Date:   12 June 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface; L.Lambertini Market Transparency and Competition Policy; H.P.Møllgaard & P.B.Overgaard Spectrum Auctions Versus Beauty Contests: Costs and Benefits; A.Prat & T.M.Valletti Beyond the Spectrum Constraint: Concentration and Entry in the Broadcasting Industry; M.Motta and M.Polo Is it Really Wise to Design Policies in Support of New Firm Formation?; F.Lotti, E.Santarelli & M.Vivarelli On the Regulation of Vertically Differentiated Markets Through Minimum Quality Standards; G.Ecchia, L.Lambertini & C.Scarpa On Optimal Privatization; D.Sasaki & M.Wen The Public-Private Mix in Health Insurance; F.Barigozzi Competing Innovations and Antitrust Policy: Reflections on the Summit/VISX Case; V.Dennicolò On the Regulation of Multinational Banks; G.Calzolari & G.Loranth

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MARIO BALDASSARRI is Professor of Economics at the University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy. He was the Managing Editor of the Rivista di Politica Economica between 1989 and 2001 and has written extensively on growth, fiscal policy and labour markets. - LUCA LAMBERTINI is Professor of Political Economy in the department of Economics, University of Bologna, Italy. He has also been research fellow at the Institute of Economics and CIE, University of Copenhagen. He has contributed to the Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, and the Journal of Industrial Economics and Economics Letters.

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