market economies. The primary focus of the study is on competition and market structure, finance and the structure of lending … interpretation of the evidence on competition is that there is an initial move by firms into niches to exploit local market power …. -- Transition ; convergence ; market structure ; competition ; enterprise finance ; enterprise restructuring …

theoretical contribution is combining a job matching model with monopolistic competition in the goods market and individual wage … bargaining. Product market competition affects unemployment by two channels: the output expansion effect and a countervailing … effect due to a hiring externality. Competition is then linked to barriers to entry. We calibrate the model to US data and …

: competition, business environment, learning spillovers and human capital. Collectively, these drivers account for about a third of …

such differences are driven by different attitudes towards competition. In our experiment subjects choose between a … social norms whose nature and origin we discuss. -- competition ; tournament ; piece rate ; gender ; risk-aversion ; relative …

review, and interjurisdictional competition as well as the implications of union decline. Our analysis should help dispel any …

religion. The "New Paradigm" views separation of Church and State, leading to competition in the religious marketplace, as …. Judaism in Israel illustrates the outcome in a monopoly experiencing potential competition, possibly leading to an oligopoly … structure. -- religion ; religious marketplace ; new paradigm ; monopoly ; competition ; Judaism …