entry and exit behavior. We develop theoretical predictions based on the model of Lakdawalla and Philipson, in which for … using data for all U.S. hospitals from 1984 through 2000. Examining annual and regional entry and exit rates, for …-profit hospitals consistently have higher entry and exit rates than not-for-profits. Econometric modeling of entry and exit rates …

entry and exit behavior. We develop theoretical predictions based on the model of Lakdawalla and Philipson, in which for … using data for all U.S. hospitals from 1984 through 2000. Examining annual and regional entry and exit rates, for …-profit hospitals consistently have higher entry and exit rates than not-for-profits. Econometric modeling of entry and exit rates …

be expected to have a positive impact on productivity, thereby making entry (or contestability of markets) desirable …It is now stylized that, while the impact of ownership on firm productivity is unclear, product market competition can …. Traditional research in the context of entry has explored the strategic reactions of incumbent firms when threatened by the …

complaining behaviour for both complainers and non-complainers.The high number of retaliation through 'exit' is a concern for …

This study uses a unique firm-level dataset to examine how falling trade costs from 1993-2001 affected entry, exit …, productivity, and exporting in the Korean manufacturing sector. We verify many of the predictions of recent heterogeneous …-firm models of international trade. For example, falling trade costs reduced entry by new Korean firms, increased their …

This study estimates the determinants of the exit behavior in a concentrating industry that encounters industrial … exit behaviors. This study uses U.S. swine industry data to explore the factors that affect small producers' quitting …: exit rates, we can evaluate how exogenous shocks, macroeconomic conditions, technological improvement and scale of …

We test the effect of entry on the tariff choices of incumbent cellularfirms. We relate the change in the breadth of … personal communicationsservices (PCS) firms. Entry by PCS competitors differed acrossgeographic markets due to the number of … from the oldanalog technology to the new digital technology in markets with moreentry, suggesting that entry also has …

, rarely have economistsbeen able to examine how competition changes with the threat of entry.This paper uses the evolution of … adjusts its entry strategy when facing the threat ofadditional entrants. We identify the potential nth entrant into a … such a market ismore likely to accommodate more than n firms in the long run. Takingaccount of endogeneity of entry into …

congestion effect. However, when the number of sellers ispresented in isolation, its negative impact on entry is …