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A Minimum of Rivalry: Evidence from Transition Economies on the Importance of Competition for Innovation and Growth
Carlin, Wendy; Schaffer, Mark; Seabright, Paul - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2004
This paper examines the importance of competition in the growth and development of firms. We make use of the large …-scale natural experiment of the shift from an economic system without competition to a market economy to shed light on the factors … that influence innovation by firms and their subsequent growth. Using a dataset from a survey of nearly 4,000 firms in 24 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005652631
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A Minimum of Rivalry: Evidence from Transition Economies on the Importance of Competition for Innovation and Growth
Carlin, Wendy; Schaffer, Mark; Seabright, Paul - Centre for Economic Reform and Transformation, School … - 2004
This paper examines the importance of competition in the growth and development of firms. We make use of the large …-scale natural experiment of the shift from an economic system without competition to a market economy to shed light on the factors … that influence innovation by firms and their subsequent growth. Using a dataset from a survey of nearly 4,000 firms in 24 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005518450
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Competition and enterprise performance in transition economies: evidence from a cross-country survey
Carlin, Wendy; Fries, Steven; Schaffer, Mark; … - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) - 2001
competition has an important and non-monotonic effect on the growth of sales and of labour productivity: some degree of perceived … general business environment and a range of measures of the intensity of competition as perceived by a firm. We find that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008595736
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Competition and Enterprise Performance in Transition Economies from a Cross-Country Survey
Carlin, Wendy; Fries, Steven; Schaffer, Mark; … - Centre for Economic Reform and Transformation, School … - 2001
competition has an important and non-monotonic effect on the growth of sales and of labour productivity: some degree of perceived … general business environment and a range of measures of the intensity of competition as perceived by a firm. We find that … market power is associated with higher sales growth, but competitive pressure is also important. Similar competition effects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005649908
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Topology of Economic Systems
Klinedinst, Mark; Rock, Charles - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
An economic topology can have many uses to the academician, student and practitioner. Refining a topology of economic systems helps bring together seemingly disparate characteristics and point out potential long run trends. The progression of economic systems over time and also brief...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011111125
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Competition and Enterprise Performance in Transition Economies: Evidence from a Cross-country Survey
Carlin, Wendy; Fries, Steven; Schaffer, Mark; … - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2001
competition has an important and non-monotonic effect on the growth of sales and of labour productivity: some degree of perceived … general business environment and a range of measures of the intensity of competition as perceived by a firm. We find that … market power is associated with higher sales growth, but competitive pressure is also important. Similar competition effects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005677645
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Russia: Progress in Structural Reform and Framework Conditions
Vaziakova, Yana; Barnard, Geoff; Lysenko, Tatiana - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2011
In the 16 years since the OECD began conducting Economic Surveys of the Russian Federation, a great many policy recommendations relating to structural reform and framework conditions have been made. This paper, expanding on Annex 1.A1 in the 2011 OECD Economic Survey of the Russian Federation,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009394360
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A Minimum of Rivalry: Evidence from Transition Economies on the Importance of Competition for Innovation and Growth
Carlin, Wendy; Schaffer, Mark E; Seabright, Paul - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
competition in market economies. We find evidence of the importance of a minimum of rivalry in both innovation and growth: the …This Paper examines the importance of competition in the growth and development of firms. We make use of the large …-scale natural experiment of the shift from an economic system without competition to a market economy to shed light on the factors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005067370
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A Minimum of Rivalry : Evidence from Transition Economies on the Importance of Competition for Innovation and Growth
Carlin, Wendy; Schaffer, Mark; Seabright, Paul - Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse … - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005767411
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The Limits of Competition : Housing Insurance in Switzerland
UNGERN-STERNBERG, Thomas VON - Départment d'économétrie et d'économie politique … - 1995
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005292711