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dc.contributor.authorBELLOC, Filippo
dc.contributor.authorNICITA, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorPARCU, Pier Luigi
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-19T17:59:54Z
dc.date.available2014-12-19T17:59:54Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationJournal of European public policy, 2013, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 132-154
dc.identifier.issn1350-1763
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1814/33920
dc.description.abstractWe empirically investigate the nature and outcomes of the liberalization process in European telecommunications. First, we show that decisions to liberalize a country's telecommunications sector have followed a path-dependent and cumulative pace. Moreover, we investigate the extent to which path dependency might have forced liberalizations, regardless of the creation of complementary institutions governing pro-market outcomes. We find that the impact of liberalizations on competition is strongly enhanced by the establishment of complementary institutions, such as the national regulatory authority. Our findings contribute to the existing literature by outlining the role played by path dependency and institutional complementarities in the process of European liberalization. Our conclusions may provide useful lessons for the optimal policy design of pro-market policies in those European network industries that still wait for substantial liberalization.
dc.language.isoEn
dc.publisherRoutledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of European public policy
dc.subjectCompetition
dc.subjectliberalization
dc.subjectpath dependency
dc.subjecttelecommunications
dc.subjectIndependent regulatory agencies
dc.subjectempirical-analysis
dc.subjectoecd countries
dc.subjectlatin-america
dc.subjectprivatisation
dc.subjectcompetition
dc.subjectcapitalism
dc.subjectnetworks
dc.subjecttelecoms
dc.subjectprivatization
dc.titleLiberalizing telecommunications in Europe : path dependency and institutional complementarities
dc.typeArticle
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13501763.2012.693409
dc.identifier.volume20
dc.identifier.startpage132
dc.identifier.endpage154
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