proposed alternative shows that the optimal level of competition occurs at an intermediate level in the competition/cooperation …This paper examines a fundamental issue in the theory of economic organization: the optimal level of market competition … assumptions in both fields produce distinctly market-favoring and "more competition is better than less" conclusions. The paper …

cooperation in order to expand their geographical coverage independently from the market leader. In order to shed light on the … effects of cooperation, I conducted a theoretical analysis using a spatial economic model complemented by a brief game … analysis as well as in the evidence – that there is a negative counter-effect stemming from this cooperation. …

arguments supporting this evidence are not clear. This article presents a specific mechanism: cooperation and competition among … competition between group members that maximizes human capital accumulation. Then, using data from PISA (2000) and an empirical … theoretical model. Namely, I find robust evidence of a non-linear effect of competition on academic performance. These results are …

competition and cooperation. This research contributes to an understanding of the interlocal cooperative interactions that exist … communities participate in cooperative efforts, understand the benefits of cooperation, and express a willingness to cooperate in … regional economic development efforts, the obstacles to cooperation continue to curtail cooperative efforts. State policies and …

R&D cooperation are necessary to make it more profitable for firms than R&D competition. … anticipation effect is stronger in the case of R&D cooperation. Furthermore, since due to R&D cooperation firms introduce the new … product at the same time, this leads to intensified competition and lower firm profits right after the new product has been …

While in practice negotiation is always a mix of cooperation and competition, these two elements correspond to … therefore cooperation are influenced not only by the uncertainty of the situation, the objectives, stakes or power but also by …

. Competition might be permissible in the first case since markets are special patterns of social interactions (called adversarial …