competition, monopolistic competition and oligopoly, respectively. Proposed models' parameters were estimated by means of genetic … algorithms. Findings - Adjustments on firm's investment are contingent on the degree of competition they face. Results are in … estimate optimization models that considers the three competitive environments studied (perfect competition, monopolistic …

, processed intermediates, and horticulture, with the greatest significance of successful quality competition and one-way exports …, and the lowest significance of unsuccessful price and unsuccessful quality competition. The duration of relative trade … advantages is longer than the duration for the successful trade competition categories. Our results confirm that the relative …