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Demand‐Driven Mergers: Advertising, Differentiation, and Welfare
ABSTRACT We consider mergers that induce demand changes. We study the firms' incentives to submit a merger request and the competition authority's decision to approve the request. We show that merger‐induced demand changes help expand settings where the interests of firms and competition authority align, whereas contexts where their interests are ...
Felix Munoz‐Garcia +2 more
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Abstract Objective To systematically review and meta‐analyze the clinical effectiveness of self‐fitting over‐the‐counter (OTC) hearing aids compared with professionally fitted devices. Data Sources PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) and De Novo databases, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched in March 2025 and ...
Karina C. De Sousa +5 more
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Abstract Objective Hearing aids (HAs) and cochlear implants (CIs) improve speech perception for individuals with hearing loss (HL), yet their impact on music outcomes remains unclear. We examined music perception, engagement, and reward in a large cohort of individuals across various hearing conditions. Study design Cross‐sectional survey.
Emily Gao +8 more
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Unnatural Causes: Cryptocurrencies, Carbon Credits, and the rise of Neoliberalism from Below
ABSTRACT Klima is a carbon‐backed cryptocurrency running as a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). In 2021, it had accumulated 9 million metric tons of digital carbon credits and reached a market value of more than US$1 billion. In 2023, its treasury stored twice as many carbon credits, but its spot price was a tiny fraction compared to 2021 ...
Riccardo De Cristano, Alexander Paulsson
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The OTC derivatives markets after financial reforms. CEPS ECMI Commentary No. 36, May 2014 [PDF]
Over the past five years, over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets have received heightened regulatory attention, due to their opaqueness, size and interconnectedness, with a view to improving the robustness, safety and resilience of this market ...
Valiante, Diego, Amariei, Cosmina
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ABSTRACT We investigate the competitive effects of a merger in the cough and cold medicines segment between GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Pfizer. The parties offered efficiency gains, and authorities concluded the merger would not lessen competition. Using product‐level data from the Philippines, we estimate a structural demand model to assess efficiency ...
Farasat A. S. Bokhari +3 more
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Recommendations to Reform the National Electricity Market (NEM)
ABSTRACT Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM) was established in the late 1990s. The market is an energy only gross pool with zonal (state‐based) pricing. Over the past 15 years, the system has undergone a profound transformation as large coal‐fired power stations have retired and substantial volumes of large‐scale and embedded behind the ...
Tim Nelson +3 more
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OTC derivatives market regulation and commodity derivatives [PDF]
In the wake of the fi nancial turmoil, over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives have become the focus of attention. Indeed, the market size is gargantuan with a notional volume of USD 630 trillion, and it dwarfs the exchangetraded derivatives that have a ...
Kaya, Orçun
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ABSTRACT With the retirement of 21GW of legacy coal fleet looming, the task to replace Australia's thermal capacity with alternative firmed renewable ‘bulk energy’ solutions is non‐trivial. Indeed, calibrating necessary capital investment in new plant stock with efficient economic outcomes, vis‐à‐vis cost and reliability, represents a fundamental ...
Nicholas Gohdes +2 more
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Liquidity Spillover in the Corporate Bond Market
Abstract In this study, I examine liquidity spillover in the corporate bond market. Using regulation‐induced selling pressure in the corporate bond market following rating downgrades from investment grade to high yield, I document that liquidity shocks to downgraded bonds spill over to their peer bonds that are issued by firms with high fundamental ...
Jiyoon Choi
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