expectations of future profits which, in turn, depend on the nature of competition within the market. In this paper we estimate a … by potential entrants, fixed costs faced by incumbent producers, and the toughness of short-run price competition are all …

capacity on competition among" generators. We show that there may be no relationship between the effect of a transmission line …" in spurring competition and the actual electricity that flows on the line. We then investigate the" equilibria that are … relatively small investments in transmission may yield surprisingly large" payoffs in terms of increased competition …

Can patent protection and product market competition complement each other in enhancing incentives to innovate? In this … product market competition interact with the strength of patent rights. We provide empirical evidence of innovation responding … with step-by-step innovation models predicting that product market competition enhances innovation and, more importantly …

insurance market), we study the impact of competition on premiums. We exploit variation in ratings-area-level competition …

The correlation between productivity and competition is an oft–observed but ill–understood result. Some suggest that … there is a treatment effect of competition on measured productivity, e.g. through a reduction of managerial slack. Others … argue that greater competition makes unproductive establishments exit by reallocating demand to their productive rivals …

, quality competition came more in the form of costs that vary with hotel size, and less in the form of costs that are fixed …

in consolidation has led to concern about competition in local markets for hospital services. We examine the effect of … market structure on competition in local hospital markets -- specifically, does the hardness of competition increase with the …