within certain contexts, it is potentially too restrictive; for example, in models of resource competition, localities may … instruments. In this study, we first develop a simple theoretic construct that includes resource competition in a world of three …

quantify the theory, we bring together patent data, survey data on environmental values, and competition measures. Using a …This paper investigates the joint effect of consumers' environmental concerns and product-market competition on firms … intuition that socially responsible consumers induce firms to escape competition by pursuing greener innovations. To test and …

It is often argued that tax competition may lead to a "race to the bottom". Such a race may hold indeed in the case of … its own welfare (tax-benefit) policy. We let these two countries engage in fiscal competition. Using numerical simulations …

and quite inconsistent empirical support of the theory. More importantly, none of this work addresses important questions …

fiscal spillovers, such as debt and public infrastructure. By contrast, interjurisdictional competition is the essential …