competition and innovation have a simultaneous positive effect on labour productivity in terms of either sales or value added per …We investigate the drivers of firm level productivity in catching-up economies by jointly estimating its relationship … to innovation and competition using data from the EBRD-WB Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS …

product market competition experience higher rates of productivity growth. We also find weak evidence for the notion that in …Productivity growth has been slow in many continental European countries over the last few decades, especially in … comparison with the United States. It has been argued that lack of product market competition and poor corporate governance are …

theories of competition, to show the process by which trust-promoting, societal-level moral codes promote productivity and …

decline in competition over the period. This increase in market power appears to explain part of the slowdown in productivity … from low-productivity to high-productivity firms. …

on competition, and therefore on business dynamism, productivity and ultimately well-being. A recent update of the OECD …. Regulatory reform can improve consumer welfare by boosting competition and thus lowering prices of key goods and services, which … in turn increases the purchasing power of low-income households and reduces poverty. By raising productivity, stronger …