Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2006. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 180-190). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 2006 / Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-103). Also available on the Internet.

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Competition policy is an important tool for assurance of the efficient allocation of resources in functioning market economies. Applicability of modern competition policy to situations in former planned economies, however, raises doubts because of fundamentally different states of competition in such markets. This study analyses development of competition policy in Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic. Particular attention is given to the influence of the EU competition policy in the framework of negotiations for final membership in the EU. / This study proposes reassessment of the competition policy of the three countries in order to better tackle the economic complexities of transition to fully functioning market economies. Harmonization of competition policy of the three candidate countries for EU membership with competition policy of the EU assumes appropriateness of EU competition policy for transition situations. Contrary to this assumption, the thesis argues that competition policy in transition should be tailored closely to the needs of transition. Since harmonization of competition law is only an instrument to evaluate whether a candidate country has a functioning market economy that can be integrated in the EU Internal Market, competition policy aimed at better promoting competition should be welcomed.

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Oh, Seung-Yul. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references. / Chapter 1. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1-1 --- General scope and the approach --- p.1 / Chapter 1-2 --- Outline of the study --- p.7 / Chapter 2. --- THE EXPANSION OF MARKET MECHANISM IN THE CHINESE INDUSTRY --- p.12 / Chapter 2-1 --- Marketization as the main approach to industrial reform --- p.12 / Chapter 2-2 --- Expanding markets and market conditions --- p.19 / Chapter 2-3 --- Price adjustment mechanism in the Chinese industry --- p.38 / Chapter 2-4 --- Changing behavioral pattern of the industrial enterprise --- p.48 / Chapter 2-5 --- Concluding remark --- p.59 / Chapter 3. --- FOREIGN TRADE DECENTRALIZATION IN CHINA --- p.61 / Chapter 3-1 --- Organizational reform in China's foreign trade system --- p.63 / Chapter 3-2 --- Reforms in foreign trade planning system --- p.66 / Chapter 3-3 --- Determination of prices in foreign trade --- p.74 / Chapter 3-4 --- Changing role of foreign trade in China --- p.80 / Chapter 3-5 --- Concluding remark --- p.93 / Chapter 4. --- FACTOR PROPORTIONS THEORY AND INTER-INDUSTRY TRADE IN CHINA --- p.95 / Chapter 4-1 --- Realization of comparative advantage in China --- p.95 / Chapter 4-2 --- Extension of Heckscher-Ohlin theorem and implications for empirical testing --- p.100 / Chapter 4-3 --- Determinants of inter-industry trade in the Chinese industry --- p.107 / Chapter 4-4 --- Concluding remark --- p.122 / Chapter 5. --- INTRA-INDUSTRY TRADE IN THE CHINESE INDUSTRY --- p.123 / Chapter 5-1 --- Background --- p.123 / Chapter 5-2 --- Theoretical explanations for intra-industry trade --- p.129 / Chapter 5-3 --- Quantitative significance and patterns of intra-industry trade in China --- p.142 / Chapter 5-4 --- Sources of intra-industry trade in the Chinese industry --- p.155 / Chapter 5-5 --- Determinants of intra-industry trade in China --- p.170 / Chapter 5-6 --- Concluding remark --- p.190 / Chapter 6. --- THE CONSEQUENCES OF INTER- AND INTRA-INDUSTRY TRADE FOR ADJUSTMENT IN THE CHINESE INDUSTRY --- p.192 / Chapter 6-1 --- Gains from trade --- p.192 / Chapter 6-2 --- Cost of adjustment in the Chinese industry --- p.204 / Chapter 6-3 --- Implications for commercial policy in China --- p.215 / Chapter 6-4 --- Concluding remark --- p.228 / Chapter 7. --- CONCLUSIONS --- p.230 / APPENDICES --- p.236 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.251

Entre os objetivos enunciados no acordo fundacional do Mercosul encontramos a eliminação das tarifas internas entre os países membros (a instituição de uma zona de livre-comércio) e o estabelecimento de uma tarifa externa comum para a relação com os demais países (criação de uma união aduaneira). A permanência de exceções ao livrecomércio entre os membros do bloco e à Tarifa Externa Comum (TEC) reflete um nível de proteção maior do que o que fora acordado inicialmente. A presente dissertação tem como objetivo explicar esse déficit observado entre o acordado no Tratado de Assunção e o efetivamente implementado no Mercosul. A tese defendida ao longo do trabalho diz respeito à influência de grupos de interesse na formulação de políticas. Mais especificamente, argumenta-se que a influência de grupos de interesse foi um fator preponderante nos descumprimentos em relação ao acordado, especialmente no que se refere a questões comerciais. O trabalho, além disso, busca oferecer indícios, através do estudo do caso brasileiro, que ajudem a sustentar essa hipótese de que os grupos de interesse influenciaram a política comercial no Mercosul, fazendo, dessa forma, com que houvesse o déficit entre acordado e realizado. / Among the objectives stated in the foundational treaty of Mercosul we are able to find the elimination of tariffs in the commerce between member-states (the institution of a Free-Trade Area) and the establishment of a Common External Tariff (CET) for the commercial relations with the rest of the world (creation of a Customs Union). The permanence of exceptions to free trade among the member-states of Mercosul and to the CET reflects a level of protection beyond the level agreed initially in the Tratado de Assunção. The main objective of the present dissertation is to try to explain the deficit observed between the agreed in the Tratado de Assunção and the effectively implemented in reality. The central thesis of this work is that the influence of interest groups was (and still is) a key factor when trying to explain the deficit between agreed and implemented, specially in what refers to the commercial matters. This dissertation, besides, tries to offer some evidence, trough the study of the Brazilian case, in favor of the assertion that interest groups affected (and are still affecting) commercial policy in Mercosul.

Chan Yeung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 56-57). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- "Literature reviews, contributions of this thesis and the comparison" / Chapter 2.1 --- Literature reviews / Chapter 2.11 --- Endogenous labor supply models --- p.3 / Chapter 2.12 --- The CIA models --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2 --- Contributions of this thesis and the comparison --- p.17 / Chapter 3 --- The Model --- p.20 / Chapter 4 --- "Trade restrictions, welfare and employment" / Chapter 4.1 --- Tariff and welfare --- p.26 / Chapter 4.2 --- Tariff and employment --- p.30 / Chapter 4.3 --- Comparing welfare and employment effects --- p.31 / Chapter 4.4 --- "Quotas, welfare, employment and price level" --- p.32 / Chapter 5 --- Optimal tariffs --- p.33 / Chapter 6 --- Indirect taxation and welfare --- p.40 / Chapter 7 --- Conclusion --- p.43 / Appendix / Appendix A: Determine the sign of Δ --- p.45 / Appendix B: Derivation of equation (4.2) --- p.45 / Appendix C: Derivation of equation (4.3) --- p.47 / "Appendix D: Quotas, welfare,employment and price level" --- p.48 / Appendix E: The derivation of optimal tariff --- p.50 / Appendix F: Optimal consumption tax and wage subsidy --- p.53