stores entering the Swedish retail food market during the period 1994-2002. It was found that uncertainty affected the entry …-decision. Entry was less frequent in highly concentrated local retail food-markets characterized by a high degree of uncertainty …, whereas higher profit opportunities seem to have increased the probability of entry. <p> …

In this paper, a Poisson regression model is used to study the determinants of entry of new firms into the Swedish … entry of newcomers. Regional factors are also found to be important determinants of entry. …

entry game, using method of simulated moments and milk scanner data from Dallas/Fort Worth supermarkets. The empirical … findings show that the entry of Wal-Mart Supercenters accounts for about an average 50% decrease in milk profit margins for …

large supermarkets (hypermarkets). The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect on prices of the entry of a large … dependent variable is the price of a bundle of 52 food products in each city relative to Santiago. We find that the entry of a …

1996-2004. Our results indicate that the entry of large retailers produces a discrete increase in employment in the … commerce sector in the quarter that the entry occurs. We also find that there is an additional positive effect on employment … throughout the year entry occurs, suggesting that suppliers or other parts of the chain of production follow the large retailer …

We study the effect of entry on the price distribution in the German retail gasoline market. Exploiting more than 700 … entries over five years in an event study design, we find that entry causes a persistent first-order stochastic shift in the … to 12% of stations’ gross margins. Consumers with easy access to information on prices gain the most from entry. The …

centers and their inputs from São Paulo to examine the role of local household income in shaping the entry and quality choices … of private suppliers. It documents three main facts: (1) entry rates are considerably higher in high-income districts; (2 …

long-term debt tend to increase the likelihood of entry into a more intense international engagement. …