Comparing large samples of merger markets for NZ and the US, and controlling for case-mix differences within samples using single competition variables, Pickford (2012) found that the proportion of markets challenged was lower in NZ. We extend this analysis using discrete choice modelling to...

This paper benchmarks the patent activities of a sample of OECD countries against the world frontier and explores the sources of the cross-country differences in patenting (regarded as a proxy for innovation). A patent production frontier is estimated for a panel of 21 OECD countries over the...

This paper presents an empirical study of the channels of influence from uncertainty to fixed investment suggested by real options theory. Using panel data from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Industrial Trends Survey, we report OLS estimates of the impact of uncertainty on...

In this paper theoretical and empirical models of intra-industry trade are developed in which economic activities, based on measurement and an associated measurement infrastructure, play a role in creating product variety. The paper discusses how the measurement infrastructure which includes...

Many observers have noted that corruption in higher education is widespread in the states of the former Soviet Union. Little empirical evidence is available, however. This article examines some theoretical approaches to the study of corruption, and presents empirical data on corruption in higher...

The 1992-95 war in Bosnia-Herzegovina created deep ethnic divisions in alreadyfragmented university structures, where individual faculties possessed considerable academic and financial independence. The faculties, in turn, in the Humboldtian tradition, were composed of semi-autonomous "chairs"...

De nombreux observateurs ont noté l’existence d’une large corruption dans l’enseignement supérieur des États de l’ex-Union soviétique. Les preuves empiriques de cette situation sont cependant rares. Nous examinons dans cet article quelques approches théoriques pouvant présider à...

La guerre qui a eu lieu de 1992 à 1995 en Bosnie-Herzégovine a creusé d’importantes divisions ethniques dans des structures universitaires déjà morcelées où chaque faculté jouissait d’une indépendance académique et financière considérable. A leur tour, les facultés, conformes à...

This paper presents an empirical analysis of the behavior of U.K. imports of manufactures, intended to develop understanding of nonprice competitiveness by evaluating the impact of capacity constraints, international specialization, and industrial standards. Two data sets are employed: aggregate...