Theory offers differing perspectives and predictions about the impact of product market competition on corporate social responsibility (CSR). Using firm-level data on CSR from 2002 through 2015 and panel data on competition laws in 48 countries, we discover that intensifying competition induces...

This paper documents a causal effect of trade-induced competition on the ownership dynamics of firms using the largest trade liberalization in China. By exploiting varying degrees of tariff reductions across industries, we find that firms that are more affected by competitive shock experience a...