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An Empirical Test of the Gravity p-Median Model

Carling, Kenneth; Han, Mengjie; Håkansson, Johan; … - Handelns Utredningsinstitut (HUI Research) - 2013

tested empirically. We implemented the model in an empirical problem of locating locksmiths, vehicle inspections, and retail …

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Entry in the Swedish Wholesale Trade Sector: Does Market Definition Matter?

Brandt, Daniel; Macuchova, Zuzana; Rudholm, Niklas - Handelns Utredningsinstitut (HUI Research) - 2013

Entry of firms into local markets has often been studied using administrative areas such as municipalities as the assumed relevant markets to study. However, administrative areas and the actual relevant markets based on local demand for firms’ products often need not coincide, which could bias...

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Predicting Entry of Swedish Wholesale Firms into Local Markets

Håkansson, Johan; Macuchova, Zuzana; Rudholm, Niklas - Handelns Utredningsinstitut (HUI Research) - 2013

Applying microeconomic theory, we develop a forecasting model for firm entry into local markets and test this model using data from the Swedish wholesale industry. The empirical analysis is based on directly estimating the profit function of wholesale firms. As in previous entry studies, profits...

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A compelling argument for the gravity p-median model

Carling, Kenneth; Håkansson, Johan - Handelns Utredningsinstitut (HUI Research) - 2012

The p-median model is used to locate P facilities to serve a geographically distributed population. Conventionally, it is assumed that the population always travels to the nearest facility. Drezner and Drezner (2006, 2007) re-estate three arguments on why this assumption might be incorrect, and...

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Defining Relevant Product Markets for Pharmaceuticals

Mihaescu, Oana; Rudholm, Niklas - Handelns Utredningsinstitut (HUI Research) - 2013

To identify the relevant product markets for Swedish pharmaceuticals, a spatial econometrics approach is employed. First, we calculate Moran’s Is for different market definitions and then we use a spatial Durbin model to determine the effect of price changes on quantity sold off own and...

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Measuring CO2 Emissions Induced by Online and Brick-and-mortar Retailing

Carling, Kenneth; Han, Mengjie; Håkansson, Johan; … - Handelns Utredningsinstitut (HUI Research) - 2014

We develop a method for empirically measuring the difference in carbon footprint between traditional and online retailing (“e-tailing”) from entry point to a geographical area to consumer residence. The method only requires data on the locations of brick-and-mortar stores, online delivery...

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Using Actual Versus Hypothetical Choices to Determine Consumer Satisfaction: Are Swedish Consumers Happy with their Choices of Organic Products?

Heldt, Tobias; Rudholm, Niklas; Weiberth, Cajsa - Handelns Utredningsinstitut (HUI Research) - 2013

order to study consumer satisfaction with organic food products in the Swedish retail food market. The results show that …

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Entry into Local Retail Food Markets in Sweden: A Real-Options Approach

Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov; Orth, Matilda; Rudholm, Niklas - Handelns Utredningsinstitut (HUI Research) - 2007

stores entering the Swedish retail food market during the period 1994-2002. It was found that uncertainty affected the entry …-decision. Entry was less frequent in highly concentrated local retail food-markets characterized by a high degree of uncertainty …

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Entry into Swedish Retail and Wholesale Trade Markets

Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov; Rudholm, Niklas; Bergström, Fredrik - Handelns Utredningsinstitut (HUI Research) - 2005

retail and wholesale trade markets between 1990 and 1996. According to the results, high returns on equity and low sunk costs … seemed to attract more entry into retail trade industries, while recent entry and higher total industry sales were associated … with more entry into both retail and wholesale trade local markets. …

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Road Pricing and Retail Revenues: Results from the Stockholm Road Pricing Trial

Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov; Rudholm, Niklas; Rämme, Ulf - Handelns Utredningsinstitut (HUI Research) - 2007

This paper studies the impact of the Stockholm road pricing trial on retail revenues. The analysis is performed using … from a sample of retail stores located along the main shopping streets in Stockholm. The results show that the Stockholm … road pricing trial did not negatively affect retail revenue, neither in shopping malls nor in the sample of retail stores. …

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