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Identification of Barriers in International Trade under Imperfect Competition
Alho, Kari - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1990
The paper provides a means of estimating, with a given parameter of conjectural variation, international trade barriers under imperfect competition from data on market shares of different countries and producers in various markets, number of exporting firms and elasticities of demand. The method...
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Productivity Dynamics and the Role of “Big-Box” Entrants in Retailing
Maican, Florin; Orth, Matilda - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2012
Entry of large ("big-box") stores along with a drastic fall in the number of stores are striking trends in retail. We use a dynamic model to measure the impact of large entrants on productivity, allowing for a controlled productivity process and accounting for prices, local markets, and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011098215
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A Dynamic Analysis of Entry Regulations and Productivity in Retail Trade
Maican, Florin; Orth, Matilda - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2012
Quantifying possible inefficiencies stemming from regulation is important to both policymakers and researchers. We use a dynamic structural model to evaluate the role of local market entry regulations in the productivity of retail trade. Our model is flexible with respect to how local market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011240431
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Entry Regulations, Product Differentiation and Determinants of Market Structure
Maican, Florin; Orth, ´Matilda - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2013
We use a dynamic oligopoly model of entry and exit to evaluate how entry regulations affect profitability and market structure in retail. The model incorporates demand and store-level heterogeneity. Based on unique data for all retail food stores in Sweden, we find that the average entry costs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010699973
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The Economics of Bounded Rationality, Entrepreneurship and Institutional Evolution
Day, Richard H. - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1989
-rational modes underlie both the erratic perturbations of entrepreneurship and the systematic waves of diffusion they initiate which … possible by financial intermediation. They imply asymmetric changes in individual welfare. The markets for entrepreneurship …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011019055
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Are High-Growth Firms Overrepresented in High-Tech Industries?
Daunfeldt, Sven-Olof; Elert, Niklas; Johansson, Dan - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2015
It is frequently argued that policymakers should target high-tech firms, i.e., firms with high R&D intensity, because such firms are considered more innovative and therefore potential fast-growers. This argument relies on the assumption that the association among high-tech status, innovativeness...
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Entrepreneurship and the Theory of Taxation
Henrekson, Magnus; Sanandaji, Tino - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2008
Taxation theory rarely takes entrepreneurship into consideration. We discuss how this omission affects conclusions … entrepreneurship often omitted by standard capital taxation theory are incorporated into the analysis. This includes the lack of a well …. When unique attributes of entrepreneurship are taken into account, some major conclusions of capital taxation models no …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005082489
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Compulsory Education and Jack-of-all-trades Entrepreneurs
Douhan, Robin - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2009
Can educational institutions explain occupational choice between wage employment and entrepreneurship? This paper … is more likely to enter into entrepreneurship. In the theoretical model proposed, abilities are an outcome of talent and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005025459
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The Organization of the Innovation Industry: Entrepreneurs, Venture Capitalists and Oligopolists
Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2009
We construct a model where incumbents can either acquire basic innovations from entrepreneurs, or wait and acquire developed innovations from entrepreneurial firms supported by venture capitalists. We show that venture-backed entrepreneurial firms have an incentive to overinvest in development...
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Taxes and the Choice of Organizational Form by Entrepreneurs in Sweden
Edmark, Karin; Gordon, Roger - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2012
This paper makes use of individual data for 2004 to 2008 on owners of closely-held businesses in Sweden to estimate the role of both tax and non-tax determinants in the choice to be a closely-held corporation vs. a proprietorship. While lower-income individuals face relatively neutral...
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