TY - JOUR

T1 - Auf der Speisekarte der DPAG

T2 - rechtliche oder ökonomische Marktzutrittsschranken?

AU - Wein, Thomas

N1 - Zsfassung in engl. Sprache. - Literaturverz. S. 54 - 55

PY - 2009

Y1 - 2009

N2 - The liberalization of the German Markets for postal Services which have been realized with the beginning of 2008 was politically combined with the introduction of minimum wage legislation. This minimum wage increases the labour costs of the competitors without reaching the cost level of the incumbent. The industrial economic analysis Shows that the minimum wage is able to prevent market entries. But the minimum wage legislation is under attack by administrative Courts and some political Parties. Hence, it is possible that the minimum wage for postal services will be shortly abolished. An alternative to the minimum wage Gould be the using of existing economies of scale and scope by the incumbent to squeeze the competitors out of the market.

AB - The liberalization of the German Markets for postal Services which have been realized with the beginning of 2008 was politically combined with the introduction of minimum wage legislation. This minimum wage increases the labour costs of the competitors without reaching the cost level of the incumbent. The industrial economic analysis Shows that the minimum wage is able to prevent market entries. But the minimum wage legislation is under attack by administrative Courts and some political Parties. Hence, it is possible that the minimum wage for postal services will be shortly abolished. An alternative to the minimum wage Gould be the using of existing economies of scale and scope by the incumbent to squeeze the competitors out of the market.

KW - Volkswirtschaftslehre

U2 - 10.1515/roe-2009-0103

DO - 10.1515/roe-2009-0103

M3 - Zeitschriftenaufsätze

VL - 60

SP - 37

EP - 56

JO - Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftswissenschaften

JF - Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftswissenschaften

SN - 0948-5139

IS - 1

ER -