take advantage of recent developments in the analysis of entry and competition among differentiated firms. They test and …' incentives to differentiate their services should shape the policy debate for competitive local telecommunications …

firms by estimating the effect of the pre-deregulation level of" leverage on the survival of trucking firms after the Carter … deregulation. Highly leveraged" carriers are less likely to survive the deregulation shock, even after controlling for various … charge after deregulation. " …

business cycle conditions at the time of deregulation significantly affect adjustment. A reduction of firing costs entails …

incumbent manufacturer transfer profits to retailers. If entry is accommodated, upstream competition leads to fierce down …- stream competition and the breakdown of RPM. Hence, via RPM, retailers internalize the effect of accommodating entry on the … effect of a retailer cartel. We also consider the effect of imperfect competition. Empirical and policy implications are …

under competition with non-deceptive counterfeiting and deceptive counterfeiting, respectively, as well as under monopoly …

expectations of future profits which, in turn, depend on the nature of competition within the market. In this paper we estimate a … by potential entrants, fixed costs faced by incumbent producers, and the toughness of short-run price competition are all …

in consolidation has led to concern about competition in local markets for hospital services. We examine the effect of … market structure on competition in local hospital markets -- specifically, does the hardness of competition increase with the …

In a dynamic environment where underlying competition is "for the market," this paper examines what happens when …

straightforward empirical tests from a model of patient demand, procedure quality, and differentiated product competition. Using …