private sector’s expanding role in developing countries in general have focused attention on issues of competition, corporate … product market competition in seven emerging economies by time series analysis of persistence of corporate profitability … during the 1980s and 90s. The surprising central finding is that the intensity of competition in emerging markets is no less …

intensity of competition. Data on corporate rates of return, profit margins, and output-capital ratios reveal that the recent …

held beliefs, product market competition in emerging countries is no less intense than in advanced economies …

We study the effects of competition on loan rates and portfolio-at-risk in microcredit markets using a new database …

We study the effects of competition on loan rates and loan portfolio quality in microcredit markets using a new …

's and 1990's. It focuses on the nature and intensity of competition and how it should be measured. The data on corporate … globalization in the 1990's have led to greater competition than before. Persistency in corporate rates of return is analyzed to …

The paper introduces the three articles in this Policy Feature, concerned respectively with competition, corporate …

on competition, and therefore on business dynamism, productivity and ultimately well-being. A recent update of the OECD …. Regulatory reform can improve consumer welfare by boosting competition and thus lowering prices of key goods and services, which … competition will also allow higher wages. Reducing barriers to entry can facilitate firm creation, boosting investment and jobs. …