In this paper we empirically explore the make-or-buy decisions of peripheral services in manufacturing plants using … detailed information on a data set from a new plant-level survey from 926 plants distributed in all manufacturing industries in … correlated with increases in the plant's market share as well as increases in product market competition and product prices …

The Slovenian transition represents a slow but steady liberalization of constraints on competition. Using a unique … longitudinal data set on all manufacturing firms in Slovenia over the period 1994-2001, this study analyzes how firm efficiency … as surviving firms, prove to be the major source of TFP gains. Market competition from new entrants, foreign-owned firms …

(increase in the number of highly skilled workers) exhibited by manufacturing employment in developed countries over the last … model for a sample of 400 Italian manufacturing firms, showing that upskilling is more a function of the reorganisational …

Using German establishment data, this paper examines the relationship between product market competition and the extent … of employer provided training. We demonstrate that high product market competition is associated with increased training … except when the competition is so severe as to threaten liquidation to a firm. We take this as evidence of an inverted U …

In this paper we empirically explore the 'make-or-buy' decisions of peripheral services in manufacturing plants using … detailed information on a data set from a new plant-level survey from 926 plants distributed in all manufacturing industries in … correlated with increases in the plant's market share as well as increases in product market competition and product prices …

globalization through the impact of increased competition and foreign direct investment on domestic firms' efforts to raise their … into account firm heterogeneity. We find support for the prediction that competition has a negative effect on innovation … are important channels for domestic firm innovation. We do not find support for the inverted U effect of competition on …

Gary Becker's theory of discrimination argues that increasing competition will reduce discrimination in the labor … increase in foreign competition due to unilateral trade liberalization disproportionately drove discriminating plants out of …

effect prevails, while there is a negative effect only in the manufacturing sector in Northern Italy for 1996. This effect …