through asset building. The theoretical and empirical results indicate that an increase in the initial level of competition … implies greater export incentive. However, over the life cycle of a firm, the role of competition is impacted by the intensity … of capital accumulation and the initial level of wealth. Greater local competition before the entry of firms in the …

that funding competition does not rectify the investment inefficiency nor will it improve pooling of individual income … competition and restricted participation yields the highest level of social welfare. -- higher education ; funding competition …

credit market competition is intense. The latter emerges when banks exercise market power. Thus, competition is beneficial to …

Using data from the US automobile market, we empirically examine the link between competition and innovation … interesting market to examine the link between competition and innovation. We use firm-level time-series data over a long horizon … relationship is reasonably non-linear; (2) higher market-wide competition results in an increase in patenting, and the relationship …

competition by a competitive fringe that produces low quality. We show that the brand manufacturer optimally provides a decoy good …

) strategic interactions appear to emerge from tax competition rather than yardstick competition, with capital controls and fiscal … the political agency (yardstick competition) does not necessarily engender a "race to the bottom". …

The concept of electoral competition plays a central role in many subfields of political science, but no consensus …