structure and price-sensitive linear deterministic demand. The entry stage is modeled as a simultaneous game, where the players … take the outcomes of the subsequent post-entry (Cournot) competition into account in making their entry decisions. We … always an equilibrium structure in pure strategies in the entry game. Finally, we examine the effects of vertical integration …

that (a) contest entry and rent-seeking expenditures increase with the size of the prize; and (b) earnings are equalized …

asymmetric firms, restructuring, and entry. We show how these welfare effects depend on the initial level of market development …, and restructuring and entry costs. The model generates an endogenous demand for infrastructure investment, and the … simulate the relative welfare effects of reducing transport, restructuring and entry costs, and we evaluate in each case the …

that (a) contest entry and rent-seeking expenditures increase with the size of the prize and (b) earnings are equalized …

generation product entry decision of the Defender, as well as the pricing decisions of both firms, are analyzed. Analytical …

domestic entry in the form of spinoffs, and the availability of bank credit. <br>This thesis, for the most part, utilizes the …