subsequent entry plays a primary role in generating turbulence in high growth markets, while displacement of incumbents by recent … entrants is the main selection force in declining markets. As product life cycles progress, trial-and-error entry subsides, and … the use of panel data to study the evolution of single product markets. We find that replacement of exiting firms by …

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 …

We use a dynamic oligopoly model of entry and exit with store-type differentiation to evaluate how entry regulations … regulations for the welfare of differentiated product industries with endogenous entry and exit. … demand, recover variable profits, and estimate entry costs and fixed costs by store type. Counterfactual policy experiments …

We use a dynamic oligopoly model of entry and exit to evaluate how entry regulations affect profitability and market … stores in Sweden, we find that the average entry costs for small and large stores are 10 and 18 percent lower, respectively …, in markets with liberal compared with restrictive regulations. Counterfactual simulations show that lower entry costs in …

discontinuous due to entry being costly. Moreover, permitting price discrimination fosters entry which in many cases improves … welfare. Nevertheless, entry can also reduce welfare because it may lead to a severe inefficiency in production. …

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

The paper inquires whether a public eco-label mitigatesadverse selection, where an ecologically superior (green …) product variant is underprovided. A model, integrating entry into a perfectly competitive, vertically differentiated industry …

evaluations. Up to now, very little is known empirically about how mergers affect entry and exit, and the resulting number of …The U.S. and EU Merger Guidelines strongly emphasize the relevance of the "ease of entry" argument in merger … dominated mergers. Interestingly, we also find that mergers foreclose potential entry in other product markets and reduce the …