Incentives to invest and to give access to non-regulated new technologies

Information Economics and Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 197-211

  Brito, Duarte ^a,c   Pereira, Pedro ^b,c   Vareda, João ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b Autoridade da Concorrência and CEFAGE UE   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Access regulation; Forbearance approach; Investment; New technology

Indexed keywords

ACCESS PRICES; ACCESS REGULATION; FORBEARANCE APPROACH; RETAIL MARKET; RETAIL SERVICES; WHOLESALE MARKETS;

COMMERCE; INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; INVESTMENTS;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ACCESSIBILITY; INCENTIVE; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INNOVATION; INVESTMENT LOCATION; MONOPOLY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RETAILING;

EID: 84870391691     PISSN: 01676245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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