This paper analysis the relationship between market structure and competitiveness in the Brazilian banking industry. First, it quantifies competitiveness by using the statistic-H proposed by Panzar & Rosse and evaluates its relationship with several concentration statistics:...

Durante los años noventa, el MERCOSUR y en particular Argentina y Brasil, fueron un importante polo de atracción de inversión extranjera directa (IED). Hoy, aunque en menor escala, el MERCOSUR continúa atrayendo importantes flujos de inversiones. las investigaciones cuyos resultados se...

The general aim of this work is to contribute to the discussion of the globalization process in the international automobile industry. It must be pointed out, however, that it has an exploratory character. Specifically, we will approach 1) the general basic characteristics of the globalization...