four separate organization setups (Full Competition, Semi-collusion in Production, Semi-collusion in R&D and Full Collusion …

This paper extends the traditional Hotelling's model of spatial competition by allowing firms to choose the degree of … price competition. In equilibrium, firms behave as 'specialist' by choosing high transportation cost coefficients. This … allows them to extract all the marginal consumer's rent and to perfectly segment the market. Moreover, market is entirely …

market, as measured by international prices, using a representative sample of private French firms. We find that quasi- rents … per worker are only mildly related to the structure of the French product market. The systematic variation in our quasi …-rents is related to international market prices and work force structure, however, producing an estimate of bargaining power …

This paper reviews recent studies on the links between competition, innovation and productivity growth in the long run … health care; and iii) interactions between product- and factor-market competition ... …. From a long-run perspective, one can see that gains from competition-enhancing regulatory reform are likely to exceed …

market, as measured by international prices, using a representative sample of private French firms. We find that quasi- rents … per worker are only mildly related to the structure of the French product market. The systematic variation in our quasi …-rents is related to international market prices and work force structure, however, producing an estimate of bargaining power …

This paper reviews recent studies on the links between competition, innovation and productivity growth in the long run … health care; and iii) interactions between product- and factor-market competition …. From a long-run perspective, one can see that gains from competition-enhancing regulatory reform are likely to exceed …

notion that rising concentration in Europe reflects a more efficient market environment rather than weak competition and … industries. Over the same period, productivity gains from reallocation accounted for 50% of European productivity growth and … with changes in productivity and allocative efficiency. This holds across most sectors and countries and supports the …