"Over the past two decades, globalization, and more specifically the increased exposure to competition from low … costs are used as an exogenous measure of import competition. The authors find a positive and robust effect of import … competition on product quality. This effect is found to be particularly strong for non-exporting plants. The results also show …

"Under the traditional "competition-fragility" view, more bank competition erodes market power, decreases profit … margins, and results in reduced franchise value that encourages bank risk taking. Under the alternative "competition … suggest that - consistent with the traditional "competition-fragility" view - banks with a greater degree of market power also …

Competition can drive productivity growth in Kosovo, especially in the context of the post-Coronavirus disease 2019 … recover from economic shocks more quickly. Competition in product markets can also prop-up economic recovery in a more … inclusive way for the poorest households. Kosovo has made significant progress towards pro-competition regulation of product …