We examine the extent to which regulations of entry and credit access are related to competition using data on 28 … competition, as proxied by the price-cost margin, in the industries with a naturally high entry rate. Rigid entry regulations are … exerting a positive effect on competition. These results suggest that incumbent firms are likely to enjoy the rent and market …

. Available cross-country evidence suggests that enhancing competition is an important means to improve economic performance …. France is catching up with best practice in competition policy reform. However, other policy considerations often hamper the … emergence of effective competition. Relatively weak competitive pressures remain in a number of sectors, particularly in …

to innovation and competition using data from the EBRD-WB Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS …) in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The findings confirm an inverted-U shaped impact of competition on R&D. Both … competition and innovation have a simultaneous positive effect on labour productivity in terms of either sales or value added per …

competition rules in order to ensure fair competition on the EU market. In the absence of a reformed anti-dumping regulation, the … investigation procedures and methods might be in line with the current regulation and practice. The report's arguments are based on … from third countries. What is considered to be price dumping when imported is considered normal competition for a product …