This paper presents robust panel data econometric evidence suggesting that more effective competition policy curtails … the exercise of market power because countries in which competition policy is judged to be more effective are … spare capacity. The measure of competition policy effectiveness incorporated into our analysis is the annual survey …

antitrust and competition policy. The relationship between the intensity of competition in an economy and its long-run growth is … some sectors more competition leads to more innovation and accelerates productivity growth. To complement those findings … various measures having to do with intensity of domestic competition - beyond the effects of trade liberalization. Their …

This paper explores the relationship between competition policy, experience of the application of competition policy …, the intensity of local competition and the standard of living. Perception data from the World Economic Forum is used to … measure the intensity of local competition. Richer and larger countries in general introduce competition policy earlier than …