removing barriers to bank entry on bank competition and economic growth. As governments were not concerned about systemic … stability in this period, we are able to isolate the effects of bank competition from those of state implicit guarantees. We … states that retained state bank chartering policies. We argue that the fiercer bank competition following the introduction of …

This paper reviews recent studies on the links between competition, innovation and productivity growth in the long run …. From a long-run perspective, one can see that gains from competition-enhancing regulatory reform are likely to exceed … static gains observed in the short run since firms will continue to innovate in ways they would not have under regulation. By …

This paper reviews recent studies on the links between competition, innovation and productivity growth in the long run …. From a long-run perspective, one can see that gains from competition-enhancing regulatory reform are likely to exceed … static gains observed in the short run since firms will continue to innovate in ways they would not have under regulation. By …

and regulation and productivity measurement of the German electricity industry in particular. The methodological approach …

The main objective of this paper is to analyse the effect of electricity regulation on economic growth. Although the … framework has not been used to estimate the effect of electricity regulation on economic growth. Understanding this effect is … the two regulation instruments have a negative effect on electricity consumption and economic growth and provide estimates …