In this paper firm level data are used to test whether competition affects productivity performance in three transition … countries, Hungary, Romania and Slovenia. The data are based on interviews taken in more than 300 state-owned, privatized and … pressure has a positive impact on firm performance in Hungary and Slovenia, but not in Romania, while in Romenia short …

stylized model of competition between media content providers (broadcast TV channels, internet portals, newspapers) over …

We study a market model in which competing firms use costly marketing devices to influence the set of alternatives … a function of the marketing devices employed by the firms. We examine the implications of this behavioral model in the … marketing devices and consumers’ conversion rates. …

enterprises for the period 1998 through 2007 to test for complementarity between competition and industrial policy. A main … competition-friendly and therefore more growth-enhancing. …

critical size, and competition to reach a critical level of intensity. By allowing an economy to produce a greater variety of …

In this paper we examine the causal impact of competition on management quality. We analyze the hospital sector where … geographic proximity is a key determinant of competition, and English public hospitals where political competition can be used to … survival rates from emergency heart attack admissions (AMI). More importantly, we find that higher competition (as indicated by …

-sharing, screening opportunities, and competition are important driving forces behind these new forms of work organization. We document … competition substantially fosters the trust strategy, reduces market segmentation, and leads to large welfare gains for both …

How many cartels are there? The answer is important in assessing the efficiency of competition policy. We present a … industry or not. Our model identifies key policy parameters from data generated under different competition policy regimes and …