A classic question in industrial organization is whether competition raises productivity and if so, through what … tougher competition does indeed raise productivity and one of the main mechanisms is through improving management practices … the economics of competition and management, arguing that management should be seen at least in part as a transferable …

whether greater product market competition increases decentralization. For example, tougher competition may make local manager … competitiveness of product markets, one explanation for the trend towards decentralization could be increased competition. Of course … find that competition does indeed seem to foster greater decentralization …

We examine the economic analysis of the relationship between innovation and product market competition. First, we give … idea that innovation rises and then eventually falls as the intensity of competition increases. Thirdly, we look at recent … applications and development of the framework in the areas of competition policy, international trade and structural Industrial …

: competition, business environment, learning spillovers and human capital. Collectively, these drivers account for about a third of …

: competition, business environment, learning spillovers and human capital. Collectively, these drivers account for about a third of …

We examine the impact of Chinese import competition on patenting, IT, R&D and TFP using a panel of up to half a million …-specific quotas following China's entry into the World Trade Organization. Chinese import competition had two effects: first, it led … account for around 15% of European technology upgrading between 2000-2007. Rising Chinese import competition also led to falls …