In this paper we develop a method for the evaluation of regional economic performance based on an input-output (IO) framework. After choosing economic criteria for measuring this performance, such as real GDP per worker, we pick out the 'best'performing region per sector. Taken together, they...

In this paper we show that the claim that the price in a Stackelberg model is lower than the price in a Cournot model, does not necessarily hold in an entry-deterrence framework. Using a signaling model of entry deterrence, we show that when post-entry competition is Stackelberg instead of...