About the project Southern Africa –Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) SA-TIED is a unique collaboration between local and international research institutes and the government of South Africa. Your story matters Citation Aghion, Philippe, Christopher Harris, Peter Howitt, and John Vickers. "Product Variety and Economic Growth Empirical Evidence for the OECD Countries," Quantitative Macroeconomics Working Papers 20104, Hamburg University, Department of Economics. The relationships among competition in the financial sector, access of firms to external financing, and associated economic growth are ambiguous in theory. economic growth in food production Barriers to entry and the role of African multinational corporations Teboho Bosiu and Thando Vilakazi SA-TIED Working Paper #125 | June 2020 . In our model, competition has both an intra- and an inter-sector component. The relationships among competition in the financial sector, access of firms to external financing, and associated economic growth are ambiguous in theory. In this paper, we study the relationship between competition and economic growth using a model of economic development through the creation of new sectors. The existence of economic development offices shows that city officials and residents recognize that they often compete with one another for businesses and people. Kernel estimation is employed to analyze this link using cross-sectional data for the time span 1988–2007. I am most grateful for this opportunity to address this important conference on competition policy and economic growth here at Chatham House, and for allowing me the final slot. Banking competition and economic growth . This paper asks empirically the question about potential nonlinearities in the relationship between political competition and economic growth in global perspective. This chapter assesses whether competition promotes economic growth. Thus, we provide causal evidence that banking competition can cause both, growth and financial instability. We construct a macro model with franchise contracts bargaining (fixed fee and royalty rate) between the intermediate goods and the final goods firms within the market structure of successively monopolistic competition. Customer's abilityto choose forces firms to compete with one another which leads to increased productivity, more innovation and economic growth. "Product Variety and Economic Growth - Empirical Evidence for the OECD Countries," CESifo Working Paper Series 250, CESifo. In practice, industries facing vigorous competition in domestic market are more successful than those protected by regulations. This question is addressed in the context of an endogenous growth model with “step-by-step” innovations, in which technological laggards must first catch up with the leading-edge technology before battling for technological leadership in the future. In this perspective, the key issue in the debate can be presented as follows: do competition policies always create the best conditions for promoting innovation and growth? Volume 12 Issue 1 Page Numbers 58-72 Print Download from Project MUSE View Citation Select your citation format: Under many nondemocratic systems, good policy is bad politics, and bad policy helps leaders stay in office. In an AK- type (a [30]-type) endogenous growth model, this effi- ciency gain gives rise to a positive effect on economic growth. The underlying study analyzes the impact of competition on economic growth, and tests whether this impact might change according to the technological gap between the observed country and the technological leader country. In this paper we first estimate for 16 countries an industrial organization‐based measure of banking system competition. In this paper, we study the relationship between competition and economic growth using a model of economic development through the creation of new sectors. The paper examines the relationship between competition and economic growth, in the theoretical framework described by endogenous growth models, but with a specific interest in the policy implications. Enterprise Cities, Competition, and Economic Growth. The resulting local credit boom, in turn, is associated with an expansion in real economic activity. competition and economic growth through the conduct of the firm, which is a central issue in industrial organization. Similarly, Alesina and Rodrik (1994) –among other political economic studies- highlight that a well-endowed median voter population influences the implementation of growth-enhancing economic policies. Please share how this access benefits you. Sohmen, E. 1959. of bank competition on economic growth and financial stability (Fernandez et al., 2016). The variety fostered by such competition allows people to “vote with their feet” … Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Salerno, Italy . 103) How do we balance human rights with technological and economic progress? The idea that competition is an important driving force of market economies that affects economic growth can be traced back to Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, penned more than two centuries ago. In theory, competition expels inefficient enterprises from the market, helps remaining enterprises increase their efficiency and competitiveness, and, as a result, contributes to achieving economic growth. Downloadable (with restrictions)! This study examines the interplay between political competition … Recall that the design for Nash bargaining is one kind of vertical integration cases, hence the amount of profit which is generated from the final goods market is important for intermediate goods firms. Competition, Imitation and Growth with Step-by-Step Innovation The Harvard community has made this article openly available. Former Deputy Director, Meese Center . Paolo Coccorese . Hence, this paper investigates how bank competition and financial stability affect economic growth. We find that the best conditions for economic development are achieved when a suitable ratio of inter- to intra-sector competition is achieved. Bank Competition and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Investigation Sanhapas Laowattanabhongsea* and Sorasart Sukcharoensinb a,bSchool of Development Economics, National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand *Corresponding author Abstract The relationship between bank competition and economic growth is still a controversial issue. However, international evidence in this context is missing in the literature. 2001. “Competition and Growth — The Lesson of West Germany.” American Economic Review 49: 986–1003 [also reprinted in Economic Concentrations, Hearings before the Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly of the Committee on the Judiciary, US Senate, 90th Congress, 2nd session, Part 7A, 4120–4142 (Washington, D. C., 1969)], as well as Comments by K.W. In our model, competition has both an intra- and an inter-sector component. We find that the In economics, competition is a scenario where different economic firms are in contention to obtain goods that are limited by varying the elements of the marketing mix: price, product, promotion and place.In classical economic thought, competition causes commercial firms to develop new products, services and technologies, which would give consumers greater selection and better products. Michael Funke & Ralf Ruhwedel, 2000. VARIETY, COMPETITION, AND POPULATION IN ECONOMIC GROWTH: THEORY AND EMPIRICS ALBERTO BUCCI University of Milan LORENZO CARBONARI University of Rome “Tor Vergata” GIOVANNI TROVATO University of Rome “Tor Vergata” We provide aggregate macroeconomic evidence on how, in the long run, a diverse degree of complexity in production may affect not only the rate of economic growth… Bank Deregulation, Competition and Economic Growth: The US Free Banking Experience Philipp Ager* University of Southern Denmark Fabrizio Spargoli Erasmus University Rotterdam Abstract We exploit the introduction of free banking laws in US states during the 1837-1863 period to examine the impact of removing barriers to bank entry on bank competition and economic growth. The international competitiveness of industries depends on access to inexpensive inputs, improvements in efficiency and productivity, and innovation, all of which competition promotes. competition decreases the distortion of market imperfec-tions that yields a lower long-run level of capital in com- parison with a perfectly competitive economy. The degree and impact of competitiveness in the banking sector is of great importance as this has great impact on the financial system and the wider economy. COMMENTARY BY. According to our theoretical model, this implies that the losses due to more complexity in production are lower than the corresponding specialization gains. Sep 23rd, 2014 3 min read. However, banks in markets with lower entry barriers also take more risk and are also more likely to default. Is more intense product market competition and imitation good or bad for growth? Imperfect competition increases the economic growth, this result supports Schumpeterian growth theory. Geopolitical forces are relentlessly at work, shaping the technological competition in areas such as AI and space exploration. In our model, competition has both an intra- and an inter-sector component. Political Competition and Economic Growth. Bruce Bueno de Mesquita; James D. Morrow; Randolph Siverson; Alastair Smith; Issue Date January 2001. Competition Policy and Economic Growth Chadwick Teo Ministry of Trade and Industry Singapore Government Paper for the ASEAN Conference on Fair Competition Law and Policy in the ASEAN Free Trade Area in Bali, 4-8 March 2003. Competition begets economic growth, they continue, and with economic growth comes the thing we lack: Hope. A question of interest here is, does competition in the commercial banking sector boost or hamper economic growth. By contrast, competition may decrease the rate Product variety, competition and economic growth Product variety, competition and economic growth Saviotti, Pier; Pyka, Andreas 2008-04-17 00:00:00 In this paper, we study the relationship between competition and economic growth using a model of economic development through the creation of new sectors. I am grateful to Ian McEwin for his comments. For a sample of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, we find that the impact of population change on economic growth is slightly positive. Alden Abbott @AldenAbbott1. economic growth and political stability. Roskamp, A.I. Keywords: Banking, competition, contestability, economic growth JEL classification codes: D4, G21, L11, L80, O16 World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 3481, January 2005 The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. In conclusion, competition policy plays a key role in fostering dynamic markets and in stimulating economic growth. Competition Policy and Economic Growth in an Economy with Heterogeneous Industries Alessandro Diego Scopelliti* Preliminary Draft Abstract This paper aims at studying the relationship between competition policy and economic growth in an economy with heterogeneous industries. In contemplating the design of competition policy in a developing country, the first question to be answered is whether a policy that aims to maximize competition with competition law enforcement will deliver economic growth and meet the development needs of a developing country. However, it can be challenging to measure and find evidence of the link between competition policy and macroeconomic outcomes - such as productivity, innovation and growth, as well as other determinants of well-being such as inequality and employment. Abstract. 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