The Contribution of SADC Central Banks to Regional Integration
Tobias Knedlik
Monitoring Regional Integration in Southern Africa Yearbook, Vol. 3,
2003
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The Contestable Markets Theory - Efficient Advice for Economic Policy
Christian Growitsch, Thomas Wein
Externe Publikationen,
2004
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During the nineties of the last century several formerly monopolistic markets (telecommunication, electricity, gas, and railway) have been deregulated in Germany based on European directives and theoretically inspired by the theory of contestable markets. The original contestable market theory implied three assumptions necessary to be satisfied to establish potential competition: Free market entry, market exit possible without any costs, and the price adjustment lag exceeding the entry lag. Our analysis shows that if the incumbent reduces its prices slowly (high adjustment lag) and the market entry can be performed quickly (low entry lag), a new competitor will be able to earn back sunk costs. Therefore it is not necessary that all three conditions be complied with for potential competition to exist. Applying this „revised“ contestable market theory to the deregulated sectors in Germany, natural monopolies can be identified in telecommunication sections local loops and local/regional connection networks, in the national electricity grid and the regional/local electricity distribution networks, in the national and regional/local gas transmission/distribution sections, and in the railroad network. These sections are not contestable due to sunk costs, expected high entry lags and a probably short price adjustment lag. They are identified as bottlenecks, which should be regulated. The function of system operators in energy and railroad are closely related to the non-contestable monopolistic networks.
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The Asian and the Russian financial crises: Propagation effects and policy responses in Central Europe's transition economies
Lucjan T. Orlowski
IWH Discussion Papers,
No. 104,
1999
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The "German Model" in Decline
Jens Hölscher, Johannes Stephan
East Germany’s Economic Development since Unification,
1998
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Emigration tendencies into the surrounding areas of East German cities: The examples of Halle and Leipzig
Peter Franz
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 11,
1995
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In Ostdeutschland haben Suburbanisierungsprozesse eingesetzt, die auch in der Region Halle-Leipzig von einer wachsenden Dynamik gekennzeichnet sind. Bei weiter zunehmender Abwanderung ins Umland sind vermehrt Verkehrsprobleme, zunehmende soziale Segregation in den Großsiedlungen sowie politische Konflikte zwischen Kernstadt und Umlandgemeinden zu erwarten.
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Tendenzen bei Südkoreas FuE-Aktivitäten: Umsetzungsprobleme trotz wachsender Bemühungen
Ralf Müller
Externe Publikationen,
1998
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Telekommunikation: Die schnelle Entwicklung des Sektors
Zdenek Hruby
Externe Publikationen,
1995
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Technology spillovers from foreign investors in transition economies - are the effects still expected?
Jutta Günther
Economic and business review,
No. 1,
2005
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While it is widely acknowledged that there is a technology transfer from parent companies to foreign subsidiaries in central East European countries, there is no clear cut evidence for technology spillovers in favour of domestic companies so far. The paper presents a theoretical framework for how spillover mechanisms are turned into a reality and outlines empirical findings on technology spillovers for transition economies based on a comprehensive literature review. Against the background of an empirical qualitative study, the paper provides firm level explanations for the obvious lack of technology spillovers. Policy oriented issues will be discussed in the conclusions.
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Technologietransfer durch ausländische Direktinvestitionen in Mittelosteuropa am Beispiel Ungarns
Jutta Günther
Wirtschaft und Außenpolitk im Osten Europas, Beiträge zur 8. Brühler Tagung junger Osteuropa-Experten,
2000
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Technologie- und Gründerzentren als Hoffnungsträger kommunaler Wirt-schaftsförderung in Ostdeutschland. Eine erste Bestandsaufnahme
Peter Franz
Raumforschung und Raumordnung,
No. 1,
1996
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