engaging in the activity causes others to offer larger rewards. Our theory yields the testable prediction that such effects are …

engaging in the activity causes others to offer larger rewards. Our theory yields the testable prediction that such effects are …

to higher school productivity. We discuss the evidence in this area, concluding that the impact of competition has proven … to be more mixed and modest than expected. We suggest that this in fact should not be surprising, since economic theory … market design might be necessary to ensure that competition enhances educational performance. -- education ; markets …

Welfare and Competition tool (WELCOM), to estimate with minimum data requirements the direct distributional effects of market … telecommunications and corn products. The results show that increasing competition from four to 12 firms in the mobile telecommunications …

of future events, Manski (2004) has recently argued that there is little existing theory supporting this practice. We …

limitations of the available data, and the potential implications of common ownership for competition in Australia. …

selling their production and this affects their decisions to create jobs. Due to search-frictions on the product market …

Recent human capital theories predict that labor market frictions and product market competition influence firm …, product market competition does not have an effect on firm-sponsored training. We conclude that increasing competition through …-sponsored training ; labor market frictions ; product market competition ; matched worker-firm data …