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 …

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 …, while necessary, are not sufficient to foster effective competition. The success of these reforms depends on the creation of …

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 …

Although justification for competition policies is well founded in the economic literature, there is a need to … consensus that “competition is good,” there is vagueness in the minds of many and uncertainty about the need for competition … policy and how competition should be enforced. This paper aims to contribute to the growing discussion on how to proceed from …

Competition policy is integral to the process of liberalization of international trade regime and deregulation in …-competitive effects of trade liberalization. These include the presence of non-tradable, absence of effective competition due to the … coordination between firms and allows them to exercise market power. This prevents effective competition from taking place in the …

the industry in terms of the complex interaction between regulation and competition; and then analyzes the effects of the … policy reforms on competition and market structure. …

liberalizing and deregulating the industry. Though these reforms did improve services through increased competition and the entry … next steps for reform include preparing local shipping firms for the global competition that full liberalization will bring …

and competitiveness before one can participate in regional integration and face global competition. The country first …

This paper has attempted to examine the impacts of competition policy reforms on the efficiency of the Philippine …, improvement in profit and cost efficiencies of domestic banks brought about by greater competition cannot be sustained unless it …