competition between ethnic groups? In a general equilibrium model, this paper argues that spillover effects in skill acquisition …

in international data. More market orientation might be related to gender wage gaps via its effects on competition in …

-averse, as opposed to the conventional stereotype. Second, both juniors and seniors react to the competitiveness of the …

Choice and competition in education have found growing support from both policy makers and academics in the recent past … for choice and competition is clear, in existing work there is rarely an attempt to distinguish between the two concepts … academic outcomes than those whose choice is more limited; and whether Primary schools facing more competition perform better …

This paper presents a novel method for estimating the likely welfare effects of competition reforms for both current … consumers are more likely to reap the benefits of greater competition. This method represents a powerful tool for supporting the … analysis of competition reforms in developing countries, particularly in sectors known for excluding significant segments of …

Welfare and Competition tool (WELCOM), to estimate with minimum data requirements the direct distributional effects of market … telecommunications and corn products. The results show that increasing competition from four to 12 firms in the mobile telecommunications …

Pacts for employment and competitiveness are an integral component of the ongoing process of decentralization of … collective bargaining in Germany, a phenomenon that has been hailed as key to that nation's economic resurgence. Yet little is …, productivity, innovation, and survivability - in a RDD framework where the controls comprise establishments that negotiated over …

document that increased competition for university places at elite institutions in the United Kingdom contributes to explain … growing gaps in time investments between college and non-college educated parents. Competition for university places in the UK …