rates. Using the World Input-Output Database (WIOD) we employ the proposed indicators to shed new light on changes in cost …

combination, the conventional Malmquist-Luenberger productivity index is modified to give the alternative sequential … environmentally sensitive productivity index. This proposed index is employed in measuring productivity growth and its decomposed … components of the conventional Malmquist-Luenberger productivity index and the proposed index are different, the developments of …

preferences for competition. In this study, we provide a more detailed view on competitiveness by differentiating between four … different motivations for entering competitions enjoyment of competition, desire to win, competition for personal development …

increasingly hindered by psychological stress and risk aversion as competition is higher. Finally, we use panel data to estimate …

competition between ethnic groups? In a general equilibrium model, this paper argues that spillover effects in skill acquisition …

competition. The model predicts that in the short run the least efficient firms in the industry become inactive, surviving firms … face a fall in output, mark-ups and profits, and the average productivity of survivors increases. These pro …

Although market concentration is one of the main impediments to productivity growth globally, data constraints have … the effects of local industry concentration on productivity.The main results show that a decline by 10 points in the … Herfindahl-Hirschman index (on a 0-100 scale), a measure of market concentration, explains an increase by 1 percent in the total …