This paper highlights an underexplored margin of heterogeneity that shapes resilience to disruptions in global maritime trade - the differential reliance of countries and sectors on specific categories of vessels. We combine US bills of lading records with ship registry and AIS-based port call data to document new stylized facts on vessel deployment, including switching patterns across ships, country ...
This Study supports the revision of the EU Guidelines on State Aid to Airports and Airlines in light of evolving market dynamics, the impact of COVID-19, and the challenges of the green transition for the European aviation sector. Evidence was collected through literature review, data analysis, stakeholder consultations, and six case studies. The findings show that profitability remains a structural ...
Social media usage by children and young people is an increasingly controversial topic. The focus is on risks, opportunities, and possible regulations. Politicians from all relevant parties are now open to a social media ban up to a certain age; the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs has set up a commission of experts. Based on a short survey in the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), conducted in September ...
Die Spritpreise sind hierzulande doppelt so stark gestiegen wie im EU-Schnitt. Woran das liegt, ob illegale Deals eine Rolle spielen, warum ein Tankrabatt wenig bringt. Bei den steigenden Preisen an den Tankstellen müssten Wettbewerbshüter jetzt genau hinschauen, meint Tomaso Duso. Der Chef der Monopolkommission erklärt, wie die Politik den Markt besser regulieren könnte. Der Krieg zwischen Israel ...
In this paper, we combine Census data with death records to examine the relationship between income inequality and race-specific mortality across 5,565 municipalities in Brazil. We find that overall income inequality is strongly associated with Non-White mortality but not with White mortality. To understand this disparity, we decompose the Gini coefficient and find that the racial income gap accounts ...
Competition authorities increasingly rely on economic screening tools to identify markets where firms deviate from competitive norms. Traditional screening methods assume that collusion occurs through secret agreements. However, recent research highlights that firms can use public announcements to coordinate decisions, thereby reducing competition while avoiding detection.We propose a novel approach ...
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