This paper analyses the institutional framework for pharmacies in Germany and competition in that sector, which is … characterized by significant competition deficits. Based on our diagnosis and findings the advantages and disadvantages of two …

This paper investigates to which extent tough competition impacts on the macroeconomic performance of countries. The … relation between competition and innovation has been investigated intensely in industrial economics. It started with Schumpeter … highest for medium-range competition, but lower for very tough competition as well as for a very lax competitive regime …

We assess the influence of competition and capital regulation on the stability of the banking system. We particularly … competitive environment affect bank monitoring choices and the effectiveness of capital regulation? Our approach deviates from the … show that competition improves the monitoring incentives of better quality banks and deteriorates the incentives of lower …

approach is able to measure competition of bank market segments, such as the loan market, whereas many well-known measures of … ignores differences in bank product quality and design, as well as the attractiveness of innovations. We measure competition …This paper is the first that applies a new measure of competition, the Boone indicator, to the banking industry. This …

Policy makers in Europe have been concerned that lack of product market competition have led productivity to lag behind … the US. Theoretical models are ambiguous about the direction of the effect that product market competition should have on … productivity. On the one hand increasing competition lowers firm's profits and thus reduces incentives to exert effort (the …

could potentially include specialization, ownership, competition and tariff regulation. The first-stage non … competition, we develop spatial measures that quantify the level of competition as a function of distance. We subsequently apply …. Perhaps surprisingly, we find that, in a tiered governance framework, competition between major seaports and local seaports …

period 1998-2005 and discusses the results from the perspective of corporate bank strategy. Methodologically the existing … concentration of the national financial sector have a considerable impact on a bank's financial performance. Both issues proved to …

In January 2014, Mexico addressed its epidemic of obesity by implementing an excise tax of 1 peso (1 MXN) per liter on … soft drinks. This study evaluates the pass-through of the tax, the influence on the tax of competition among different … stores, and the after-tax price dispersion. Using an unbalanced panel of weekly prices for 553 stores throughout Mexico, we …

Recent research has shown that women shy away from competition more often than men. We evaluate experimentally three … Competition unless a critical number of female winners is reached. We find that Quotas and Preferential Treatment encourage women … winners is not worse. The level of cooperation in a post-competition teamwork task is even higher with successful policy …