taking account of both the entry process and the role of survival/failure in reshaping a given population of firms over time … due to the entry process and the presence of transient smaler firms. Indeed, whilst it is found that Gibrat' Law has to be …

This paper discusses the impact of newly created firms on industry productivity growth. Our central hypothesis is that … there are two potential effects of new firms on productivity growth: a direct effect, as entrants may be relatively more … elevate their productivity in order to survive. The results of the decomposition exercise of aggregate productivity growth …

taking account of both the entry process and the role of survival/failure in reshaping a given population of firms over time … due to the entry process and the presence of transient smaler firms. Indeed, whilst it is found that Gibrat' Law has to be …

, this being particularly relevant to de novo entrants as compared to entry by established firms. Current size is also found … differences, past growth matters for survival suggesting a partial adjustment process for firm size in the post entry period …. Finally, new plants are more likely to live longer if they enter growing industries or industries with little entry activity. …

a new class of trade models: the New New Trade Theory which accounts for firm heterogeneity and market entry costs. The …

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 …

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 …

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 …