Deviations from long-run price stability are optimal in the presence of endogenous entry and product variety in a …

required for entry into the industry. Our analysis finds that a biofuel price support constitute the most cost-effective policy …

We propose a methodology for estimating the competition effects from entry when firms sell differentiated products. We … first derive precise conditions under which Bres- nahan and Reiss'entry threshold ratios (ETRs) can be used to test for the … presence and to measure the magnitude of competition effects. We then show how to augment the traditional entry model with a …

product, if a ?m anticipates entry, it may choose to stake claim to a customized product. For low transportation costs, the …

influenced entry of Swedish limited liability firms during 2000-2008, using data that make it possible to trace entry …, were found to be of limited importance, whereas industry-specific conditions seem to have affected entry. Municipalities … likely to see new firm formation. Substantially more entry occurred in municipalities with high income and a well …

buy, as a competitive tool in a quality-price setting. We consider an incumbent’s entry-deterrence strategies using … entrant (i.e., prevent entry without extra effort), deter the entrant (i.e., prevent entry with extra effort), or accommodate … the entrant (i.e., allow the entry to take place). We identify conditions under which the incumbent may actually over …

This paper studies the effect of firm entry deregulation on the returns to skill and education. We use matched employer …-employee data for the universe of workers and firms in Portugal and exploit a comprehensive episode of entry deregulation, unique in …

other workers in the corporation. We use a recent reform that simplied firm entry regulation in Portugal as a quasi … entry costs leads to weaker managerial incentives. …

almost unchanged for at least four years from the first entry, although a tiny fluctuation of airfares was recognized. The …

search costs, plus more general matching and bargaining. This allows us to study many new issues, including entry, efficiency …