The Slovenian transition represents a slow but steady liberalization of constraints on competition. Using a unique … as surviving firms, prove to be the major source of TFP gains. Market competition from new entrants, foreign-owned firms …, and international trade also raise firm efficiency in the industry. Results strongly confirm that market competition …

variable that induces a smaller degree of competition. The reason is that demand uncertainty and the degree of substitutability …

competition on this choice. We find that competing banks use collateral less often than a monopolistic bank because competition … will intensify if both banks collateralize. Moreover, bank competition is welfare improving if collateralization is rather …

welfare in a monopolistic competition model with heterogeneous firms and free entry. While centralised bargaining induces … can be overturned when firms face international low-wage competition. …

As the process of globalisation of the world economy progresses, the degree of international competition among … they may also indicate the degree of potential competition, transaction costs can be of great importance for competition … miteinander im Wettbewerb stehen. Hierbei sind jedoch mit heterogenen Präferenzen und Produktdifferenzierungen zwei weitere …