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In recent decades, the ASEAN economies have implemented a number of regional integration policies. Using a panel dataset of 10 ASEAN countries from 1980 to 2017, this study examines the productivity and efficiency of the ASEAN economies using a stochastic production frontier model. Furthermore,...
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endogeneity and to make sure that the resulting estimates assess the proper regulation impacts of rent creation and sharing … without being biased by other confounding effects. We find that less competition in the product and labor markets as assessed …
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The present article analyses the impact of government instability, internal tensions, and political competition on … growth. Also, the political competition index affirmatively and significantly impacts economic growth …
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receiving aid. Potential recipients must compete for the aid funds. The structure of the competition is important to the donor …
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This paper explore the role of institutions to enhance the productivity growth across countries using a two stage Double Bootstrap Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The productivity growth is calculated on the basis of Malmquist productivity index. It also explores the sources of productivity...
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We incorporate arguments from the Tiebout model into the regulatory competition equilibrium and study cross …
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We examine empirically cross-fertilization in the productivity growth of banks between a state and its neighboring and non-neighboring states before (1971-1977) and during (1982-1995) the interstate multibank holding company (IMBHC) deregulations, upon which, cross-border bank M&As, mainly among...
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We propose a new test to evaluate the impact of horizontal mergers on competition in the banking industry. The test is … and interest rates and consists in comparing the estimated degree of competition in the status- quo, where branching … estimated measures of competition quantifies the impact of the merger. We apply our test to French and Italian mergers …
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This paper surveys the recent literature devoted to the analysis of the interactions between the adoption of voluntary or negotiated agreements as a tool of environmental policy and market structure. The goal of this survey is twofold. On the one hand, we would like to identify the market...
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risks Joint Pole Committees (JPCs) pose for energy and communications safety, service, competition, and regulation. This …, competition, and accountable governance at the forefront of utility regulation. This article lifts the veil over JPC practices … depend on sound infrastructure and well-calibrated regulation. The humble wooden utility pole, first deployed in America in …
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