This paper explores the relationship between product market competition and firm performance under different levels of … companies suffering from financing constraints, increasing competition leads to a decrease in both productivity and … competition and can be explained by differences in access to external financing and its impact on investment behavior. Combining …

This paper explores the relationship between product market competition and firm performance under different levels of … companies suffering from financing constraints, increasing competition leads to a decrease in both productivity and … competition and can be explained by differences in access to external financing and its impact on investment behavior. Combining …

causing this productivity stagnation, this policy brief reports that weak competition has contributed to the continuing … evidence suggests that competition between small firms and large firms in business services is weak. Markets for business … start up or close down a business. Countries that are more open to foreign competition perform better in terms of …

amongst mortgage lenders and adds the idea of lender competition into this framework. Despite this addition, the results are …. When lenders are rational and face potential competition, they are able to use the bidding process as a means of generating …

We study learning in perfect competition. A price-taking firm sells a good whose quality is unknown to some buyers. The …

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. …