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Competition, ownership and productivity. A panel analysis of Czech firms

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  • Baghdasaryan, Delia
  • la Cour, Lisbeth

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Theoretical results support two concurrent views regarding the mediating role that ownership structure might play on the effect of competition on firm performance. According to one stream of literature, competition has a high, positive impact in companies that have an effective ownership structure. On the contrary, inferences based on the x-inefficiency literature suggest the highest positive effect will be experienced by companies with inappropriate ownership structure. Our empirical analysis on a panel of Czech firms shows that the former view is supported if import competition is high; otherwise, the latter view holds. Our results also indicate that the effective ownership structure is highly concentrated ownership if tariffs are low, and dispersed ownership otherwise. In terms of policy implications we therefore conclude that trade liberalization might need to be accompanied by reforms that encourage certain ownership structures. Our paper encompasses to some extent previous empirical results in the literature.

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  • Baghdasaryan, Delia & la Cour, Lisbeth, 2013. "Competition, ownership and productivity. A panel analysis of Czech firms," Journal of Economics and Business, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 86-100.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jebusi:v:69:y:2013:i:c:p:86-100
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconbus.2013.06.002
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    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
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