In this paper we present an experiment in which we test the effects of sequential entry on the stability of collusion … makes collusion harder to sustain. In this study, we explore to what extent collusion can be upheld with exogenous entry … prior to entry. We find that collusion is indeed easier to sustain in the latter case than in groups starting large. We …

The article examines a differentiated-products duopoly model where the firms make entry decisions to two markets and … then choose prices. The effects of product differentiation and entry costs are analyzed in two games: with and without … price discrimination between the markets. Allowing price discrimination encourages more entry and tends to reduce prices and …

This paper examines the effect of entry of large foreign retailers on local employment at the city level. Using a panel … data for the period 2000-2006, we find that entry of large retailers largely increases employment in wholesale and retail … sector and other related sector in the year of entry. The positive effect on employment in wholesale and retail sector …

of foreign entry on the productivity growth of domestic firms. In the face of foreign entry, domestic firms exhibit …. Our empirical results confirm that foreign entry indeed generates strong heterogeneous growth patterns among domestic …

This chapter estimates sustainable coverage and competitive effects of entry for Swiss newspaper sellers which sell … composite goods, including a range of other products such as food and near-food items. It utilises the applied entry threshold …, single firm entry is sustainable in communes with a market size of over 482 people (leaving 310 Swiss communes without a …

organizational knowledge. Indeed, in addition to expanding the range of products, entry can first create more competition, lower … formal may also have important effects on GDP growth. This chapter presents some stylized facts about firms' entry and exit … and business environment in Tunisia. Data used to analyze patterns of entry and exit in Tunisian manufacturing industries …

This paper examines the market conditions that facilitate the entry of for-profit institutions into the higher … entry is more likely the more government subsidies are targeted directly toward students, as opposed to institutions. Even …

The paper extends a theoratical framework to analyze the impact of R&D spillovers on entry and the resulting …

The entry of new competitors operates as a balancing force against high levels of industrial concentration and the … abuse of dominant position by firms with large market shares. Entry increases supply, lowers prices, intensifies innovation … regulatory restrictions to the entry of new competitors in industrial sectors. It provides a short description of the 13 most …