An empirical assessment of the relationship between competition policy and investment

Sasatra Sudsawasd

Journal of Asian Economics, 2010, vol. 21, issue 5, 466-475

Abstract: The relationship between competition policy and investment is empirically examined. Empirical findings suggest that increasing market competition has a positive and robust impact on the share of total investment in GDP per capita. Developing countries enjoy benefits from competition legislation efficiency improvement, whereas the reduction of government anti-competitive price control intervention enhances the good investment environment in developed countries. In relation to the potential impacts of ASEAN competition policies, if ASEAN-4 countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand) become as competitive as Singapore, the investment shares are expected to increase to approximately 2-4%. Further, foreign direct investment inflows from the 30 OECD countries are expected to increase roughly 0.6-1.2%.

Keywords: Competition; policy; Investment; Gravity; model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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