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not feel pressure (Carlin and others 2001; World Bank 2004). However, competition also appears to affect innovation in …, Development Research Group--is part of a larger effort in the group to understand the determinants of competition"--World Bank web …
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38 percent below the world average in 1981 to 16 percent above the average by 2008. Such a performance is not the fruit … world economy. An overarching challenge for Mauritius to achieve the envisaged transformation towards a higher value added …
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In recent years, the Government of Colombia (GoC) has placed a high priority on competitiveness. Increasing globalization trends and Colombia's decision to increase trade integration, with the negotiation of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the US, has led the government to focus on a...
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Competition in domestic markets is critical to ensure increased international competitiveness. Firms facing more intense competitive pressures are more likely to introduce new products and upgrade existing product lines. Firms usually acquire many of their inputs (such as transportation, energy,...
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The European Union is founded on a competitive market economy unified by commonly agreed rules and practices. While Romania has joined the Union, its ability to prosper fully within the common market requires a strengthened commitment to, and ability to protect, EU competition principles....
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While Malaysia's digital economy had already been growing rapidly over the past decade, the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has further accelerated this trend. In particular, increased access to digital platforms has enabled businesses of all sizes to mitigate the crisis' adverse...
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