forms of informal forces, which may translate into different implications for competition regulation. Based on extensive …

behaviour and its regulation explicitly. The results show considerable asymmetry, with booms having proportionally larger …

regulation. By contrast, the relatively new Profit Elasticity (PE) approach that was introduced in Boone (2008) as Relative …

Government subsidies are often used to stimulate environment-friendly investment. We find that Chinese firms reduce … green investment as the uncertainty of subsidies rises. This effect is identified from weather-driven fluctuations in air … engage in less green R&D investment, patent applications, and research staff. Industries that are heavy emitters and those …

\&D investment and subsequent patents, and increased patenting by Chinese firms. The new Chinese patents also cite the patents of U …