Search Results - subject:"FOREIGN COMPETITION"

International competition, slim firms and wage inequality

Wälde, Klaus; Weiss, Pia - 2004

A country with Cournot competition and free entry experiences an increase of its market size either due to economic growth or international integration of goods markets. The implied increase in competition leads to shrinking mark-ups and forces firms to reduce overhead costs relative to output....

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China'S Integration Into the World Economy; Implications for Developing Countries

Yang, Yongzheng - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

Although the rest of the world had waited a long time for China to open up, feelings were mixed when it actually did and began to integrate rapidly with the world economy. With the country’s recent accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), many of its trading partners are increasingly...

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The impact of foreign-based competition on firm diversification: a resource-based perspective

Bowen, Harry; Wiersema, Margarethe F. - Vlerick Business School - 2003

foreign competitors. Utilizing resource-based theory, this paper examines how increased foreign competition impacts a firm …

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Consolidation and Market Structure in Emerging Market Banking Systems

Gelos, Gaston; Roldos, Jorge - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

This paper examines the evolution of market structure in emerging market banking systems during the 1990s. While significant bank consolidation has been taking place in these countries, reflected in a sharp decline in the number of banks, this process has not systematically been associated with...

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THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FOREIGN COMPETITION, ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY AND PIONEERING INNOVATION: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION IN CANADA

LI, YING; VANHAVERBEKE, WIM - In: International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim) 13 (2009) 01, pp. 105-137

Canadian Innovation Data. We find a U-shaped relationship between foreign competition and pioneering innovation: when foreign … of pioneering innovation increases when foreign competition continues to increase from a moderate to a high level. We … also found evidence that absorptive capacity may positively moderate the relationship between foreign competition and …

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Trade Policy in Financial Services

McDonald, Bradley J.; Bannister, Geoffrey J.; Tamirisa, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

This paper reviews the economics of trade policy in financial services, highlighting differences between trade across borders and through commercial presence. Trade liberalization could complement other financial reforms by enhancing the efficiency, quality, and variety of financial services and...

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The impact of the introduction of the Euro on firms' expectations concerning export behavior, product innovation and foreign competition - An empirical assessment of the German bus...

Kaiser, Ulrich; Müller, Claudia - 1998

contend with new foreign competition after the introduction of the Euro. Panel data taken from a quarterly business survey in …

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The impact of the introduction of the Euro on firms' expectations concerning export behavior, product innovation and foreign competition - An empirical assessment of the German bus...

Kaiser, Ulrich; Müller, Claudia - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 1998

contend with new foreign competition after the introduction of the Euro. Panel data taken from a quarterly business survey in …

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The impact of the introduction of the Euro on firms' expectations concerning export behavior, product innovation and foreign competition : an empirical assessment of the German bus...

Kaiser, Ulrich; Müller, Claudia - 1998

contend with new foreign competition after the introduction of the Euro. Panel data taken from a quarterly business survey in …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011622467

Footloose Monopolies: Regulating a "National Champion"

Calzolari, Giacomo; Scarpa, Carlo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

We analyze the design of optimal regulation of a domestic monopolist that also competes in an unregulated foreign market. We show how foreign activities by the regulated firm affect domestic regulation, consumers’ surplus and firm’s profits. Although expansion in unregulated foreign markets...

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