industries, the unintended effect of restrictions on foreign direct investment (FDI) in services can be to make indigenous firms …, increase competition in service markets and reduce the prices of services, the impacts on other sectors of host countries are … competitiveness of those industries, including through greater competition among domestic and foreign firms …

This paper investigates how competition and firm size affect the relationship between market uncertainty and Ramp …;D investment. We use an intuitively appealing measure of firm-specific uncertainty along with panel data to show that firms invest …;D investment is smaller in concentrated markets - those where market power is higher and strategic rivalry is more intense. Further …

This paper addresses two puzzles related to industrial dynamics and competition. The first of these puzzles is that a … globalization affects competition and distinguish forces that foster concentration and forces that are conducive for market …

models of foreign direct investment. We innovate within a canonical Ricardian model of endogenous markups and heterogeneous …

We model subsidy competition for a foreign MNC's investment in two trading partners. Taking into account acquisitions … as an alternative investment mode weakens the case for subsidising greenfield investment. Competition between countries …

foreign market. Two alternative entry modes for a foreign direct investment are considered: Greenfield investment versus … acquisition. We find that with quantity competition a spillover makes acquisitions less attractive, while with price competition …

In this paper we investigate tax/subsidy competition for FDI between countries of different size when a domestic firm … policy competition between the two governments seeking to attract FDI. We show that the country hosting the incumbent always … welfare-maximizer location. Finally, an efficiency-enhancing role of policy competition may only arise when the domestic …