services it has not dismantled much of the existing national protectionism. The economic costs are calculated here at some 3 … competition. …

up with two rationales that help to understand why countries nevertheless consider protectionism to be a good response to …) the lobbying of domestic, non-exporting firms. …

up with two rationales that help to understand why countries nevertheless consider protectionism to be a good response to … a recession: (i) the lobbying of domestic, non-exporting firms, and (ii) the relationship between vulnerability, the …

This paper reviews the current empirical literature on competition and market structure of Philippine industries. It … shows that weak competition is one of the fundamental factors that explain limited growth, productivity, and employment in …, while necessary, are not sufficient to foster effective competition. The success of these reforms depends on the creation of …

-statistics suggest that banks in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE operate under perfect competition; banks in Bahrain and Qatar operate … under conditions of monopolistic competition; and we are unable to reject monopolistic competition for the banking market in …

duplication of research. An increase in the intensity of competition among firms leads to an increase in the variety of developed …

market economies. The primary focus of the study is on competition and market structure, finance and the structure of lending … interpretation of the evidence on competition is that there is an initial move by firms into niches to exploit local market power …

competition are all found to be important determinants of long-run firm values, firm turnover, and market structure. Estimates for …

competition among firms leads to an increase in the variety of developed projects and a decrease in the amount of duplication of …