This paper investigates the effect of competition in both the domestic and foreign markets on firm productivity and … evidence that strong competition in the domestic market propels firms to be more productive, and rising domestic competition … by competition in the domestic market. Moreover, lower competition in the foreign market increases the propensity of …

Economic studies on the degree of competition (DC) in banking systems use various measures which are subsumed under the … measures. Thus, the economic validity of derived conclusions regarding the competition intensity is chal-lenged. …

agricultural productivity. Exploiting exogenous geographic variations in the stability of malaria and using historical … to approximately one fifth of the farmer agricultural productivity growth in the US. Using historical spatial data on … eradication of malaria in the US on farmer agricultural productivity. …

acceptance as well as promotion. We focus on a selfdirected measure of productivity: working paper output. This avoids potential … rates by sex, whether in levels, returns to productivity, or coauthorship patterns. …

of productive resources, which in turn increase aggregate productivity and lead to a higher standard of living. I present …