pressures. The government has recently introduced several reforms to strengthen the competition policy framework. Nevertheless …. The powers of the Competition Authority can still be enhanced. Its effective degree of independence, substantially … direction are needed. In the retail sector competition-restricting regulations still protect existing companies against new …

The main objective of this paper is to analyze the links between product market competition, innovation and growth. In … flow increases the positive effect of competition on innovation and growth while the technology information flow has a … negative effect. We also decompose the overall effect of competition as the sum of two opposite effects: a negative level …

This paper studies the effect of competition on firm innovation by developing a discrete-time endogenous growth model … analysis shows that rising competition leads incumbent firms to undertake (i) more (less) internal innovation for the products … innovation. Specifically, the shift in innovation composition in response to rising competition decreases overall innovation in …

Weak productivity in Egypt is rooted in deep-seated structural causes that impede market competition and prevent a more … the judiciary system still requires improvement. Competition from abroad, and the attraction of foreign direct investment …