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Mutual insurance in the entrepreneurial landscape

open access: yesJournal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2022
In this article, the authors introduce mutual insurance as a constructive component of the modern entrepreneurial landscape aimed at the protection of the wealth-related interests of the participants of the mutual insurance company (mutual insurance ...
Irina L. Logvinova   +3 more
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The Impact of the Competition Policy on Economic Development in the Case of Developing Countries [PDF]

open access: yesEconomic Horizons, 2018
In this paper, we will analyse the impact of the effective application of the competition policy to the economic development of developing countries. Many empirical papers suggest that the existence of the competition policy does not significantly affect
Sinisa Milosevic   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Synthesizing a novel genetic sequential logic circuit: a push‐on push‐off switch

open access: yesMolecular Systems Biology, 2010
Design and synthesis of basic functional circuits are the fundamental tasks of synthetic biologists. Before it is possible to engineer higher‐order genetic networks that can perform complex functions, a toolkit of basic devices must be developed.
Chunbo Lou   +16 more
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Has the conduct-based approach to competition law in South Africa led to consistent interpretations of harm to competition?

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2012
The Competition Act and certain recent decisions by the competition authorities are examined here to assess the extent to which South Africa’s conduct-based approach to competition law has led to consistent outcomes in the assessment of effects on ...
Ryan Hawthorne
doaj   +1 more source

THE CONCEPT OF UNDERTAKING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION COMPETITION LAW [PDF]

open access: yesChallenges of the Knowledge Society, 2018
One of the most important concepts that the European Union Competition Law uses is the undertaking. In order to correctly apply the rules under this domain, it is necessary to fully understand when an entity is or isn`t an undertaking under competition
Alexandra STĂNCIULESCU
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Location, Competition, and Economic Development: Local Clusters in a Global Economy

open access: yes, 2000
Economic geography during an era of global competition involves a paradox. It is widely recognized that changes in technology and competition have diminished many of the traditional roles of location.
M. Porter
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Measuring excessive pricing as an abuse of dominance – an assessment of the criteria used in the Harmony Gold/Mittal Steel complaint

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2012
The Competition Tribunal recently found Mittal Steel SA guilty of abusing its super-dominant position by charging excessive prices to the detriment of consumers of flat carbon steel products.
Reena das Nair
doaj   +1 more source

Platform competition in two sided markets

open access: yes, 2003
Many if not most markets with network externalities are two-sided. To succeed, platforms in industries such as software, portals and media, payment systems and the Internet, must “get both sides of the market on board”. Accordingly, platforms devote much
J. Rochet, Jean Triole
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Limiting collusion in the construction industry: A review of the bid-rigging settlement in South Africa

open access: yesJournal of Economic and Financial Sciences, 2014
This paper undertakes a critical case analysis of the process and outcomes of the Competition Commission (CCSA) Fast Track Construction Settlement Project relative to the mandates of the CCSA and the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB).
Hardin Ratshisusu
doaj   +1 more source

ERC: A Theory of Equity, Reciprocity, and Competition

open access: yes, 2000
We demonstrate that a simple model, constructed on the premise that people are motivated by both their pecuniary payoff and their relative payoff standing, organizes a large and seemingly disparate set of laboratory observations as one consistent pattern.
Gary E. Bolton, Axel Ockenfels
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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