This paper expands on previous count data models for estimating demand thresholds for rural retail sector counts. A discrete normal distribution is used for dynamic analysis of rural retail establishment counts.

As a result of the rapid growth of microeconometric studies of exporting firms, we know quite a lot about the hysteresis occurring in the current decision of firms to export. Firms entering a foreign market the previous year are more likely to export the current year. This fact is traditionally...