Abstract
Antitrust problems affecting markets for intermediate goods or services raise the input costs of firms operating in the downstream sectors, which often face tough international
competition. Such firms lose market shares, thus worsening the economic
performance of the country. We try to document the importance of this link between competition problems and growth by analysing Italian sectoral data. We find that sectors which depend more heavily on inputs and services produced in sectors suffering
from competition problems perform worse in terms of net exports, export growth and output growth.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 69-86 |
Numero di pagine | 18 |
Rivista | GIORNALE DEGLI ECONOMISTI E ANNALI DI ECONOMIA |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2004 |
Keywords
- International Competition
- antitrust
- growth