Elena Argentesi

Elena Argentesi is an associate professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Bologna. She earned a Ph.D. in Economics at the European University Institute with a thesis on the empirical analysis of two-sided markets. Her research interests and publications are in the areas of industrial organization and competition policy, with a focus on empirical issues. Her papers have been published in the Journal of Applied Econometrics, the Journal of Industrial Economics, the International Journal of Industrial Organization and the Journal of Competition Law and Economics, among others. She teaches Industrial Organization and Competition Economics both at the undergraduate and at the master level. She is Senior Advisor at Lear and has worked as a technical expert for several public bodies, such as DG Competition and other competition agencies.

Does Domestic Competition Help EU Firms Compete Abroad?

In a survey of nearly 400 European firms that export abroad, Elena Argentesi, Livia De Simone, Stephan Paetz, Vincenzo Scrutinio find that most firms believe that competition forces them to produce cheaper and higher quality products and services, allowing them to be more competitive in foreign markets.

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