The paper focuses on the influence of upstream competition for productivity outcomes in downstream sectors. This …. Thus, lack of competition in upstream markets curbs incentives to improve productivity downstream, negatively affecting … imperfections in the production of intermediate goods. In this context, upstream market imperfections create barriers to competition …

Innovation is the major instigator in competitive industry. The competition for innovation is traditionally analyzed …

According to a recent literature, the positive effect of competition is supposed to be growing with the proximity to … the technological frontier. Using a variety of indicators, the paper tests the effect of competition and regulation on … 1979-2003. Results show no evidence of a positive effect of competition growing with the proximity to the frontier. Two …

competition on R&D to the cost of innovation. The effect of competition on R&D is an inverted U-shape. However, the shape is … flatter and competition policy is therefore less relevant for innovation when innovations are relatively costly. Intuitively …

results known in static frameworks. First, more competition pushes Neck and Neck firms to advertise more to attract a larger …

is made sufficiently salient. A higher predicted competitiveness of women induces more competition. Giving stronger …

of financing and transport policy : is it possible to encourage intermodality without distorting competition on final …

We study the impact of local competition on assortments' attractiveness. The first aim of our paper is to provide a … develop a model of retail sales that takes into account competition intensity as well as assortment composition factors …

suppresses downstream competition but also and more surprisingly dampens upstream competition, leading to higher prices and lower …