, private competition, and tracking have been found to be important sources of international differences in student achievement. …

This paper offers an eclectic survey of the political economy of labor regulation in the United States at federal and … review, and interjurisdictional competition as well as the implications of union decline. Our analysis should help dispel any …

in international data. More market orientation might be related to gender wage gaps via its effects on competition in … product and labor markets and the general absence of regulation in the economy. The first approach employs meta-analysis data …

In this paper we study how promoting product market competition by reducing mark-ups or by increasing productivity are …

, inequality is highly responsive to the increase in product market competition triggered by domestic regulatory reform. …

is sufficiently well informed about consumer and firm behavior. -- bounded rationality ; competition ; regulation …

This paper presents a novel method for estimating the likely welfare effects of competition reforms for both current … consumers are more likely to reap the benefits of greater competition. This method represents a powerful tool for supporting the … analysis of competition reforms in developing countries, particularly in sectors known for excluding significant segments of …