cooperation in resource use under variable social and environmental conditions. By coupling resource stock dynamics with social …

stylised facts are considered: globalisation, information technology, and competition. Globalisation and information technology … may have benefited the most productive firms more and the growth of competition may at the same time have stimulated the …

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 …

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. …

In the last CentrePiece, John Van Reenen stressed the importance of competition and labour market flexibility for …

effects are due to increased competition for local resources. …