Although it is widely recognized that changes in technology and competition have diminished many of the traditional … microeconomics of competition and the role of location in competitive advantage. Clusters occur in many types of industries, in large … better aligned with the nature of competition and appropriate roles of government. They are broader than traditional industry …

We study the effects of import competition on industry locations patterns in a small open economy with two regions … is linked with firm-level innovation through an import competition effect that is increasing in the market share of … competition, through either a larger number of imported goods or a faster international rate of productivity growth, leads to …

competition for firm location through a wide variety of incentives seems to have escalated to new heights in recent years. We … develop a model that explores technology development by firms that face regional competition for their investment and examine … find that regional competition leads firms to inefficiently distort their research and development efforts in hopes of …

. In line with the theory, a municipality with stronger AE experiences lower (higher) tax effects if it is sufficiently …