This paper examines the determinants of international competitiveness at the level of sectors and firms. First, we address the relation between cost-related and technological competition in a sample of fifteen OECD countries. Results suggest that the countries' sectoral market shares are indeed...

This paper examines the determinants of international competitiveness at the level of sectors and firms. First, we address the relation between cost-related and technological competition in a sample of fifteen OECD countries. Results suggest that the countries' sectoral market shares are indeed...

Klappentext: Wirtschaftspolitische Maßnahmen werden häufig damit begründet, dass anderenfalls Investitionen ins Ausland verlagert würden und Exporte, Forschung, Wachstum sowie Beschäftigung im Inland sinken könnten. Zur Beurteilung dieser Argumente arbeitet der Autor die wesentlichen...