This paper estimates a dynamic, structural model of entry and exit in an oligopolistic industry and uses it to quantify …. Entry costs faced by potential entrants, fixed costs faced by incumbent producers, and the toughness of short-run price … the dentist industry allow the entry cost to differ for geographic markets that were designated as Health Professional …

This paper estimates a dynamic, structural model of entry and exit in an oligopolistic industry and uses it to quantify …. Entry costs faced by potential entrants, fixed costs faced by incumbent producers, and the toughness of short-run price … the dentist industry allow the entry cost to differ for geographic markets that were designated as Health Professional …

significantly increased in the municipalities receiving aid. This additional entry decreased average prices. Therefore, the …

significantly increased in the municipalities receiving aid. This additional entry decreased average prices. Therefore, the …

significantly increased in the municipalities receiving aid. This additional entry decreased average prices. Therefore, the …

entry strategies. We find that in addition to industry effects start-up size is considerably influenced by the human capital … capital tends to have a larger impact on initial size than generic human capital. Entry strategies are expected to have a … crucial influence on start-up size, because objectives of market entry largely determine the resources a firm requires. We …

prices. This paper focuses on implications for market entry. In particular, we consider the entry decisions of generic … likelihood that the generic enters. We find robust evidence for this prediction. The negative effect of common ownership on entry … is large: a one-standard-deviation increase in common ownership decreases the probability of generic entry by 9-13%. We …