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Measuring Competitiveness [PDF]
This paper reviews alternative approaches to measuring an economy’s cost competitiveness and proposes some new measures inspired by the economic theory of index numbers.
J. Peter Neary
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The concept of competitiveness for both nations and businesses changed due to the globalization, the diffusion of information technology (IT), the high level of innovation, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the spread of concepts as corporate social responsibility (CSR), and sustainability.
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The Competition between Competition Rules [PDF]
Open borders imply systems competition. This paper studies the implications of systems competition for the national competition rules. It is shown that an equilibrium where all countries retain their antitrust laws does not exist, since abolishing this law makes it possible for a single country to establish a cartel that successfully appropriates ...
Hans-Werner Sinn+2 more
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Competition and Competitiveness [PDF]
Abstract National Competition Policy (NCP) has been a highly contentious public policy issue in Australia since its introduction in 1995. This paper examines the development and implementation of NCP, and its relationship to other modalities of state restructuring such as privatisation.
Julian Teicher+2 more
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Competitiveness and hemodynamic reactions to competition [PDF]
This study examines the effects of competition and competitiveness on hemodynamics. Cardiovascular activity was measured in 27 men at resting baseline and during a car racing game, which comprised a solo race against time and three races against an experimenter. To assess hematocrit, blood was collected at rest and after the final race.
Christopher Ring+8 more
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Abstract Competition between investment banks for lead underwriter mandates in IPOs is fierce, but having committed to a particular bank, the power of the issuer is greatly reduced. Although information revelation theories justify giving the underwriters influence over pricing and allocation, this creates the potential for conflicts of interest.
Jenkinson, Tim, Jones, Howard
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Competition has been modelled in the literature in a number of ways.What do these different parametrizations of competition have in common?For instance, it turns out that it is not always the case that a rise in competition reduces price cost margins, industry wide profits or concentration.All parametrizations of competition, considered here, have two ...
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Impact Of The Manufacturing Sector On The Export Competitiveness Of European Countries – A Spatial Panel Analysis [PDF]
The purpose of this paper is to determine how changes in the export competitiveness of the EU economy (measured by exports and net exports) depend on changes in the competitiveness of processing industries, on the basis of manufacturing data from 19 EU ...
Kordalska, Aleksandra, Olczyk, Magdalena
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Digital technology adoption in livestock production with a special focus on ruminant farming
Digitalisation is an integral part of modern agriculture. Several digital technologies are available for different animal species and form the basis for precision livestock farming. However, there is a lack of clarity as to which digital technologies are
T. Groher, K. Heitkämper, C. Umstätter
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The article deals with vacuum casting technology and especially with the assessment of the influence of the tempering temperature of silicone molds on the dimensions of future castings.
Peter Spišák+3 more
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