function cannot be used to infer the degree of competition. Only an unscaled revenue equation yields a valid measure for … findings are confirmed by an empirical analysis of competition in the banking industry, based on a sample covering more than …

We examine the extent to which regulations of entry and credit access are related to competition using data on 28 … competition, as proxied by the price-cost margin, in the industries with a naturally high entry rate. Rigid entry regulations are … exerting a positive effect on competition. These results suggest that incumbent firms are likely to enjoy the rent and market …

benefits competition will bring. By using the natural experiment in world telephony markets where nations have chosen vastly … different regulatory regimes, this paper shows how competition spurs telecommunications penetration. Further, we show that …

The relationships among competition in the financial sector, access of firms to external financing, and associated … economic growth are ambiguous in theory. Moreover, measuring competition in the financial sector can be complex. In this paper … Claessens and Laeven first estimate for 16 countries a measure of banking system competition based on industrial organization …

Industrial economists tend to think of competition as occurring between atomic units called "firms." Theorists of … competition. Cluster tools, a type of equipment for manufacturing semiconductors, are becoming increasingly important as … manufacturers attempt to pack more and more circuits on a chip. Within the U.S. industry, competition for these devices is divided …

Purpose: Culture plays a role in international trade much as it does in any other human activity. Attitudes and ways of … which aspects of culture give countries competitive edge in terms of bilateral trade performances. Specifically, do … countries and 29 years combined with the nine "Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE)" culture …