Studies of firm-level data have shown that there is a huge dispersion of productivity across firms even when industries … productive. The formers’ convergence could therefore constitute an important part of productivity growth at the macroeconomic … which can explain it. Productivity convergence was stronger for labour productivity than for total factor productivity. But …

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 …

Do “Anglo-Saxon” management practices generate higher productivity only at the expense of lousy work-life balance (WLB …) for workers? Many critics of “neo-libéralisme sauvage” have argued that increased competition from globalisation is … tool that companies can use to raise productivity. We try to shed some empirical light on these issues using an innovative …

-level productivity, profitability, Tobin’s Q, sales growth and survival rates. Management practices also display significant cross … competition is weak and/or when (b) family-owned firms pass management control down to the eldest sons (primo geniture). European … firms report lower levels of competition, while French and British firms also report substantially higher levels of primo …

This paper uses new product-specific, micro-level US data to show that New England had lower levels of productivity in …-abundant country – has higher labour productivity contradicts the Rothbarth-Habakkuk model. We suggest Britain’s industrial success … stems from more intensive competition, manifested through external economies of scale and longer production runs. We finish …

This paper investigates whether there is convergence in Total Factor Productivity towards the technological frontier at … technological frontier, and therefore make a contribution to productivity growth through technology transfer. We also find evidence …

incentive effect of competition on innovation and the effect competition has on the degree of credit rationing. I find that the … levels of competition. These predictions are supported by empirical evidence: The competition-innovation relationship has an … developed financial systems. Innovation-enhancing policies implemented through competition reforms ought to be complemented by …

be bad based on private and public information. The paper provides a reason for why competition in the ratings industry …

-standards competition triggers less aggressive price competition than between-standards competition. We also find that an early monopolist …

competitive markets. Our results suggest that hospital competition can lead to improvements in hospital quality. …