This paper reviews the current empirical literature on competition and market structure of Philippine industries. It … shows that weak competition is one of the fundamental factors that explain limited growth, productivity, and employment in … the economy. Philippine experience has shown that reforms such as trade liberalization, deregulation, and privatization …

restructuring to introduce private capital and increase competition. This has been accompanied by the introduction of new regulatory …, competition and the reform of state regulation are key themes of donor aid programmes, notably those of the World Bank. This paper … provides an econometric assessment of the effects of privatisation, competition and regulation on the performance of the …

between firm behavior and competition is estimated with price cost margin (price minus marginal costs over price) as indicator … of competition and profitability. The model is extended to assess the impact of imports on competition using import … and reduction of tariffs affect competition in the cement industry? Are imports effective in disciplining domestic firms …

The paper studies the impact of trade liberalization on competition and productivity. Competition is the main channel … through which trade liberalization affects economic performance. Competition fosters innovation and technology adoption which …. Therefore, the strength of competition is a function not only of the behavior of firms but also of the external environment …

these shortcomings in the policy environment, there was a measurable improvement in competition and economic efficiency … dominant firms therefore enhancing competition and reducing monopoly power. Finally, there was less stability in market shares … after 1990, a development which reflects greater competition1. The evidence of enhanced competition over the decades of the …