levels of competition under different market structures: the inter-sector monopolistic competition and the intra … results. Considering the sectorial market share as the indicator of patent system enforcement, the authors find that growth … patent system translates into a low degree of competition among firms. Its influence on the growth rate goes in a single …

determinants of cross-country differences in the persistence of productivity differentials Specifically, we focus on the effects of … product market structure and technology diffusion. It is found that the manufacturing industries display a wide range of … convergence rates. Consistent with theories, the persistence of productivity differentials is found to be positively correlated …

In this paper, I investigate the welfare effects that developed countries experience after productivity improvements … asymmetries in technology. I model the technology advantage of the developed country, assuming that the productivity distribution … statistics of the US economy, the model predicts that the country with better technology has a higher productivity cut-off level …

determinants of cross-country differences in the persistence of productivity differentials Specifically, we focus on the effects of … product market structure and technology diffusion. It is found that the manufacturing industries display a wide range of … convergence rates. Consistent with theories, the persistence of productivity differentials is found to be positively correlated …