This paper extends Boone (2008) by introducing a competition measure at the individual firm level rather than for an … and measures competition vis-à-vis other market participants. We apply this extended Boone indicator to individual bank …-level competition in the loan market in the four largest euro area countries and Austria. The MRP distribution is skewed to the left and …

role of an active market for corporate control and of competition in banking integration. European listed banks … profitability appears to converge to a common level. There is weak evidence that competition eliminates high profits for these banks …

of enforcement activity by European competition authorities in labor markets relative to the US. While enforcement action … competition enforcement in labor markets. The article identifies sectors and practices that may be scrutinized with priority by … European competition authorities and proposes a mix of enforcement, merger control and well-targeted policy and regulatory …

internationally comparable data. This paper reviews measurement methodologies, posits desired attributes, and presents theoretical and …