Market Evolution: Competition and Cooperation

1. The Study of Competition and Cooperation; A. van Witteloostuijn. Part I: Fundamental Issues: The Theory of the Firm. 2. On the Nature of the Firm; C. Pitelis. 3. The Maximization Assumption, Profit Maximization and Not-for-Profit Hospitals; D. Deneffe, R.T. Masson. Part II: Within-Market Competition: Research and Development, Product Differentiation, Strategic Partnering and Information Sharing. 4. Should Cooperative R&D be Subsidized? an Empirical Analysis; S. Fölster. 5. Firm Size and Efficiency in R&D Spending; B. Nooteboom, R.W. Vossen. 6. Commitment by Delegation: What is `Strategic' about Strategic Alliances? P. Welzel. 7. The Principle of Minimum Differentiation Revisited: Cournot versus Bertrand; A. Al-Nowaihi, G. Norman. 8. Credit Market Structure and Information-Sharing Mechanisms; P. van Cayseele, J. Bouckaert, H. Degryse. Part III: Across-Market Competition: Spillovers across Country, Factor and Product Markets. 9. Product Differentiation, Market Structure and Exchange Rate Passthrough; S. Martin, L. Phlips. 10. Imperfect Product Competition and the Capital-Labor Ratio of a Unionized Firm: Some Theory and Evidence from Belgian Manufacturing Firms; J. Bughin. 11. Buyer-Supplier Bargaining and Intra-Industry Competition; P.W. Dobson. 12. Capacity as a Commitment Instrument in Multi-Market Competition; M. van Wegberg. 13. Extended Rivalry and Competitive Advantage in the New Small Firm; L.R. Jacobsen, G.C. Reid, M.E. Anderson. Part IV: Competition Over Time: Entry and Exit Processes.14. The Post-Entry Performance of New Firms; D.B. Audretsch, T. Mahmood. 15. Profitability and Number of Firms: their Dynamic Interaction in Dutch Retailing; M.A. Carree, A.R. Thurik. 16. Sunk Costs and the Dynamics of Entry in Portuguese Manufacturing; J. Mata. 17. Determinants of New Firm Formation in West German Regions 1986--1989: an Empirical Analysis; M. Fritsch. Part V: Policy Issues: Integration of Europe and Development of the Third World. 18. Problems of Restructuring in Eastern Europe; E. Kantzenbach. 19. Principles of Economic Policy in the Common Market; R. Blum, P. Welzel. 20. Output Tradeability and the Regulation of a Multinational Firm; R. Mudambi. Authors Index.