This paper was prepared as a background note for a discussion held at the OECD in June 2015 on competition issues in … liner shipping. It discusses the main developments and competition issues in the sector, namely, regulation in different …, the implications of developments in liner shipping for ports, excess capacity and potential implications for competition …

Using data from the US automobile market, we empirically examine the link between competition and innovation … interesting market to examine the link between competition and innovation. We use firm-level time-series data over a long horizon … relationship is reasonably non-linear; (2) higher market-wide competition results in an increase in patenting, and the relationship …

increased competition between healthcare providers on prescription of antibiotics. We make use of a competition- inducing reform … different subcategories of antibiotics. The results indicate that increased competition had a positive and significant effect on …