The relationship between competition and performance-related pay has been analyzed in single … competition when aggregated firm data is used. …

-dimensional spatial competition model. We develop a new methodology to analyze competition on a torus and show that there is a fundamental …, firms are likely to choose the minimal compatibility to maximize product differentiation and soften competition. This is in …

In this paper we show how an upstream firm can prevent destructive competition among downstream firms producing …

&D investment, and derive predictions on the effects of trust and competition on suppliers’ investment and buyers’ procurement … - but also with more competitive procurement: trust and rents from reduced supplier competition in the procurement process … emerge as substitutes both in theory and in the data. …

This paper sheds light on an empirical controversy about the effect of competition on price discrimination. We … shows that whether competition has a positive or negative effect on price dispersion depends on the level of demand …

This paper investigates competition between health insurance companies under different financing regulations. We … consider two alternatives advanced in recent German health care reform discussions: competition by contribution rates (health … contributions) and by fees (health premia). We find that contribution rate competition yields lower company profits and higher …