We emphasize the importance of competition and of the distribution of capital between sectors in the analysis of the …

to favor women and find no gender difference under competition per se. We also reject the hypothesis that a .stereotype … threat. explains the inability of women to improve performance under competition. We propose an alternative explanation for … gender inequality: namely, that women and men respond differently to time pressure. With reduced time pressure, competition …

In this paper we examine the causal impact of competition on management quality. We analyze the hospital sector where … geographic proximity is a key determinant of competition, and English public hospitals where political competition can be used to … survival rates from emergency heart attack admissions (AMI). More importantly, we find that higher competition (as indicated by …

-sharing, screening opportunities, and competition are important driving forces behind these new forms of work organization. We document … competition substantially fosters the trust strategy, reduces market segmentation, and leads to large welfare gains for both …

How many cartels are there? The answer is important in assessing the efficiency of competition policy. We present a … industry or not. Our model identifies key policy parameters from data generated under different competition policy regimes and …

Using a general two-stage framework, this paper gives sufficient conditions for increasing competition to have negative … relatively narrow definitions of increasing competition. The paper also shows that competition is more likely to increase the … investments of leaders than those of laggards. When R&D-spillovers are strong, competition is less likely to increase investments …

This paper presents empirical evidence on the impact of competition on firm productivity. Using firm-level observations … competition and our measures of productivity. We also find that countries that implemented product-market reforms had a more … pronounced increase in competition, and correspondingly, in productivity: the contribution to productivity growth due to …