determination of the number of producers and products over the business cycle. Economic expansions induce higher entry rates by … prospective entrants subject to irreversible investment costs. The sluggish response of the number of producers (due to sunk entry … decisions, producer entry, and the allocation of labor across sectors. The model performs at least as well as the benchmark real …

entry and product variety in a sticky-price model with monopolistic competition in which price stability would be optimal in … the absence of entry. Specifically, a long-run positive (negative) rate of inflation is optimal when the benefit of …

-returns-to-scale technologies. When providers adopt a not-for-profit mission, the absence of a residual claimant can impede entry, pro- tecting the … core costs can have a non-neutral effect on entry, technology adoption, and industry performance. …

is more conducive to entry - precisely because of its inefficiency - it usually generates higher expected revenue. We … also discuss the effects of lock-ups, matching rights, break-up fees (as in takeover battles), entry subsidies, etc. …

buyers. In an auction all entry decisions are made prior to any bidding. In a sequential bidding process earlier entrants can … auction is more conducive to entry in several ways it usually generates higher expected revenue. A substantially revised …

recognition, can be used to increase welfare. The analysis includes entry deterrence by the choice of a particular standard. With …

We compare the economic consequences and political feasibility of reforms aimed at reducing barriers to entry … (deregulation) and improving contractual enforcement (legal reform). Deregulation fosters entry, thereby increasing the number of … constraints on entry, but in addition it facilitates transfers of control of incumbent firms, from untalented to talented managers …

market with horizontal product differentiation when choosing its level of roll-out. The endogenous extent of entry influences … downstream retail prices; Bertrand or local monopoly pricing or a mixed strategy equilibrium may emerge. Importantly, entry may …