of productivity growth and competitiveness, (5) the special problems of Greece and Italy, (6) and the pros and cons of a …

degree of competition in a market with the share of nonprofits: the availability of economic profits under for-profit status …

The correlation between productivity and competition is an oft-observed but ill-understood result. Some suggest that … there is a treatment effect of competition on measured productivity, e.g. through a reduction of managerial slack. Others … argue that greater competition makes unproductive establishments exit by reallocating demand to their productive rivals …

competition on not only clinical outcomes but also productivity and expenditure. Our data set is large, containing information on …The effect of competition on the quality of health care remains a contested issue. Most empirical estimates rely on … the impact of competition on hospital outcomes. The English government introduced a policy in 2006 to promote competition …

understand the determinants of changes in plant productivity in 2000-2003. During this period there was a 35 percent increase in … that specific knowledge-enhancing investments can have very high returns, and that the threat of competition provides …

classifications used by statistical agencies. Standard theories attribute all such size differences to productivity differences. This …

A positive correlation between productivity and export market participation has been well documented in producer micro … investment activities, particularly investments in R&D or new technology, that both raise productivity and increase the payoff to … set of interactions between R&D, exporting, and productivity. The self- selection of high productivity plants is the …

public policy objectives, including value-creation, innovation, and competition. A number of novel data-collection methods …