infonet-economy

The econometric literature on the effects of competition law on investment focuses almost exclusively on the consequences for inflows of foreign direct investment. What is more, the empirical papers in this literature can be counted on the figures of one hand and contain potentially contradictory findings. Precious little has been made of the potential effects of competition law…

With the move towards democracy and measures to liberalise domestic sectors and foreign trade, policymakers in Central America and elsewhere have taken a greater interest in the linkages between consumer protection policies and economic and sustainable development. This has manifested itself in a greater commitment to implementing and enforcing national consumer protection statutes…

Discussions over the relationships between trade policy, competition policy and private anti-competition practices have been going on for a long time. This is not to say that the issues at the centre of the debate have remained the same over the years. In fact, since the Singapore Ministerial Declaration there has been a pronounced shift in emphasis away from the market access…

We first give a brief sketch of the economic tasks the government has to perform, before three issues are discussed in more detail: public production, competition policy, and government interventions in Corporate Governance. These three issues are of particular political relevance in Switzerland, partly because the Swiss citizens clearly expressed in referenda that they prefer a…

revised version of Discussion paper 2002-08#### Propensity score matching is frequently used for estimating average treatment effects. Its applicability, however, is not confined to treatment evaluation. In this paper it is shown that propensity score matching does not hinge on a selection on observables assumption and can be used to estimate not only adjusted means but also their…

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