changes of regional economic structures? Without any doubt, agglomerations which are not based on natural sources belong to … with regard to the reasons of the existence of agglomerations. This book pursues three objectives: First of all, the new …

We use new firm-level data to examine the effects of spinoffs and privatization on corporate performance in a rapidly … emerging market economy. Unlike the existing literature, which analyzes spinoffs almost exclusively in advanced economies, we … control for accompanying ownership changes and the fact that spinoffs and ownership are endogenous variables. We find that …

We test the effect of entry on the tariff choices of incumbent cellularfirms. We relate the change in the breadth of … personal communicationsservices (PCS) firms. Entry by PCS competitors differed acrossgeographic markets due to the number of … from the oldanalog technology to the new digital technology in markets with moreentry, suggesting that entry also has …

, rarely have economistsbeen able to examine how competition changes with the threat of entry.This paper uses the evolution of … adjusts its entry strategy when facing the threat ofadditional entrants. We identify the potential nth entrant into a … such a market ismore likely to accommodate more than n firms in the long run. Takingaccount of endogeneity of entry into …

congestion effect. However, when the number of sellers ispresented in isolation, its negative impact on entry is …

entry and exit behavior. We develop theoretical predictions based on the model of Lakdawalla and Philipson, in which for … using data for all U.S. hospitals from 1984 through 2000. Examining annual and regional entry and exit rates, for …-profit hospitals consistently have higher entry and exit rates than not-for-profits. Econometric modeling of entry and exit rates …

entry and exit behavior. We develop theoretical predictions based on the model of Lakdawalla and Philipson, in which for … using data for all U.S. hospitals from 1984 through 2000. Examining annual and regional entry and exit rates, for …-profit hospitals consistently have higher entry and exit rates than not-for-profits. Econometric modeling of entry and exit rates …

In processing industries, plant location decisions are costly and have consequences for firm profitability. When raw … material inputs. To determine the likely profitability of a new plant, a processor must forecast the effect entry will have on … local post-entry raw material price. This requires anticipating how entry will affect market structure and intensify …

general enough to account for incumbents’ reaction to Wal-Mart’s entry resulting in exit, entry and changes in the production …