comparison with the United States. It has been argued that lack of product market competition and poor corporate governance are … econometric analysis of firm performance in Germany. Based on a unique panel data set with detailed information on almost 400 … product market competition experience higher rates of productivity growth. We also find weak evidence for the notion that in …

for firms in financial distress. Regarding market discipline, productivity grows faster when competition on product …

This paper investigates how competition and firm size affect the relationship between market uncertainty and R … Investitionsverhalten nicht eindeutig. In dieser Studie analysieren wir empirisch, wie Wettbewerb und Unternehmensgröße einen möglichen …

This paper analyses the relationship between past innovation output, competition, and future innovation input in a … dynamic econometric setting. We distinguish two dimensions of competition that correspond to the concepts of product … substitutability and entry barriers due to fixed costs. Based on firm-level panel data for Germany and Switzerland we obtain consistent …

We study competition in the German interurban bus industry two years after its liberalization in January 2013. In … of market power by incumbents - and derive several recommendations to secure effective competition in the industry. …