I examine the implications of meet-the-competition clauses (MCCs) for the strategic disclosure of product quality in a duopoly in which sellers can adopt these clauses before setting their prices. I show that MCCs generate ...

I examine the implications of meet-the-competition clauses (MCCs) for the strategic disclosure of product quality in a duopoly in which sellers can adopt these clauses before setting their prices. I show that MCCs generate ...

Using the Climate Investment Survey from the World Bank, we analyze the effect of competition on technological innovation in developing countries. We deal with endogeneity of competition by using the interaction between ...

In general, genetic improvement programs for Eucalyptus seek to increase productivity. Diallelic methods are commonly used in crossbreeding designs, but few studies use this methodology to assess competitive ability. The ...

Theoretical industrial organization has made substantial progress since the early 1970 - s and has become a central element of the culture of microeconomics. This book is an attempt to give a straightforward account of the ...

Theoretical industrial organization has made substantial progress since the early 1970 - s and has become a central element of the culture of microeconomics. This book is an attempt to give a straightforward account of the ...

In the Chilean business sector, research and development (R&D), innovation and productivity indicators lag far behind the figures reported in the most advanced economies. However, there is scarce empirical evidence on what ...