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 …

incentive effect of competition on innovation and the effect competition has on the degree of credit rationing. I find that the … levels of competition. These predictions are supported by empirical evidence: The competition-innovation relationship has an … developed financial systems. Innovation-enhancing policies implemented through competition reforms ought to be complemented by …

be bad based on private and public information. The paper provides a reason for why competition in the ratings industry …

-standards competition triggers less aggressive price competition than between-standards competition. We also find that an early monopolist …

. We consider the competition between public and private hospitals - and the rules supervising the financial agreements …