competition is partly responsible for this phenomenon. We use a combination of natural experiments and instrumental variables to … establish a causal relationship between competition and investment. Within manufacturing, we show that industry leaders invest … and innovate more in response to exogenous changes in Chinese competition. Beyond manufacturing we show that excess entry …

) competition in the development and marketing of the resulting product. The competitive interactions that occur substantially … these interactions. Implementation of the model shows that competition in R&D, in general, not only increases production and …

In this paper, we design two laboratory experiments to analyze the causal effects of competition on step …-by-step innovation. Innovations result from costly R&D investments and move technology up one step. Competition is inversely measured by … that increased competition leads to a significant increase in R&D investments by neck-and-neck firms. Second, increased …

quality - but also with more competition among suppliers. Both associations hold only for parts involving comparatively … relationships involving higher trust, buyers are able to induce higher investment and more intense competition among suppliers - but …

equilibrium unemployment. The relationship between the long-run unemployment and the intensity of product market competition is …