prices and less product variety. Consumer and total welfare may decrease with such policies, in particular when consumers are …

that free entry is not socially optimal; there is a need for regulation through the imposition of a minimum quality …This article deals with the issue of entry into an industry where firms share a collective reputation. First, we show … wisdom, a minimum quality standard should not always be considered as a barrier to entry. …

) product variant is underprovided. A model, integrating entry into a perfectly competitive, vertically differentiated industry …

combining the time needed to comply with government entry procedures in 45 countries with industry-level data on employment … takes less time to register new businesses have seen more entry in industries that experienced expansionary global demand … country–or group of countries with similar entry regulations–will in general yield biased results. …

be expected to have a positive impact on productivity, thereby making entry (or contestability of markets) desirable …. Traditional research in the context of entry has explored the strategic reactions of incumbent firms when threatened by the … possibility of entry. However, following De Soto (1989), there has been increasing emphasis on regulatory and institutional …

We model entry by entrepreneurs into new markets in developing economies with regulatory barriers in the form of … licence fees and bureaucratic delay. Because laissez faire leads to 'excessive' entry, a licence fee can increase welfare by … discouraging entry. However, in the presence of a licence fee, bureaucratic delay creates a strategic opportunity, which can result …

We model entry by entrepreneurs into new markets in developing economies with regulatory barriers in the form of … licence fees and bureaucratic delay. Because laissez faire leads to 'excessive' entry, a licence fee can increase welfare by … discouraging entry. However, in the presence of a licence fee, bureaucratic delay creates a strategic opportunity, which can result …

This paper questions whether competition can replace sector-specific regulation of mobile telecommunications. We show …

of commercialization (entry or sale) in network industries showing that high equilibrium acquisition prices are driven by … acquisition relative to entry. A policy enforcing strict compatibility leads to more entry, but can be counterproductive by …