Macroeconomic Profitability: Theory and Evidence

Price Competition, Innovation and Profitability: Theory and UK Evidence

This paper examines the effect of price competition on innovation, market structure and profitability in R&D-intensive industries. The theoretical predictions are tested using UK data on the evolution of competition, concentration, innovation counts and profitability over 1952-1977. The econometric results suggest that the introduction of restrictive practices legislation in the UK had no signi...

The Effect of Macroeconomic Conditions on Banks Risk and Profitability

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Macroeconomic labour productivity and its impact on firm's profitability

The construction industry is one of the largest sectors in the U.S. economy, yet little is known about the key macroeconomic parameters that affect its industry’s structure and performance. The main objectives of this research are 1) to analyze the macroeconomic performance of construction industry as a whole and at fourteen of its sub-sectors in terms of labor productivity, gross margin, and w...

The Buffer-Stock Theory of Saving: Some Macroeconomic Evidence

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Macroeconomic Evidence and Microeconomic Foundations