Three studies, using diverse methodologies and measures, were conducted to examine the role that the regulatory focus of an injured party and of a transgressor (E. T. Higgins, 1997, 2000) plays in explaining the relationship between repentance and forgiveness. The authors predicted that when a victim's regulatory focus (i.e., promotion vs. prevention) was congruent (i.e., fit) with the regulato...

In diesem Beitrag werden Geschäftsmodelle von elektronischen Intermediären analysiert, die im Gesundheitswesen der Schweiz tätig sind. Dabei steht der Rechnungsdatenaustausch zwischen Leistungserbringern und Kostenträgern im Vordergrund. Anhand der Fallbeispiele wird einerseits die Motivation zur Intermediation ersichtlich, andererseits wird der Einfluss unterschiedlicher Trägerschaften auf die...

We study intermediation in markets with a network structure. A good is sequentially resold via bilateral bargaining between linked intermediaries until it reaches one of several buyers. A decomposition of the network into layers captures intermediation power. Competitive forces allow intermediaries to demand the full surplus when they resell the good within a layer, while trades between layers ...

In this paper we examine the issues involved for constructing a bank output price index for India. As well know, traditionally, the major part of banks’ revenue comes from their activities in relation to financial intermediation, though in recent years, banks are increasingly tending to provide many direct services. Thus, an ideal price index for banking services would cover prices of both dire...

Recent events involving major insurance companies and insurance brokerage firms highlight substantial incentive problems in commercial and reinsurance markets where intermediation takes place. We show that in markets with informed as well as uninformed consumers and heterogeneous risk profiles intermediation has the potential to improve social welfare. However, since intermediation reduces insu...