pattern (varieties and markets) of existing firms in combination with entry/exit of firms. The empirical results are …This paper develops a framework to appreciate the observed heterogeneity of firm size distributions and the entry and … exit of products and firms associated with it. It is based on a model where new products are introduced by innovating firms …

We study the entry and exit dynamics of nonprofit public charities using 1989-2003 tax return data. The observed … non-redistribution constraint. Both features generate a high exit threshold which implies high net entry rates and low … exit rates. The data reveal that nonprofit gross entry rates are lower than those of for-profits in services, while …

remarkably very little empirical research investigates the role of entry and exit in this type of external environment. Drawing … on economics and organizational ecology we outline reasons why the interrelation between entry, exit and incumbent firms … introduce a new empirical methodology to explain entry and exit levels in two different types of disequilibria comprising …

leave the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In particular, it examines the associations between SNAP entry … and exit and (1) demographic and economic characteristics of families and (2) state economic and policy environments. It …

We review the literature on clusters and their effects on entry, exit and growth of firms as well on the evolutionary … dynamics underlying the process of cluster formation. Our extensive review shows that there is strong evidence that clusters … promote entry, but little evidence that clusters enhance firm growth and firm survival. The emergence of clusters is best …

, by developing and testing the premise that the relationship between innovation and export performance is contingent on … innovation could be detrimental to exporter survival. Such negative effect is more pronounced for firms that have weak … positive relationship between innovation and survival in highly profitable exporters. By identifying the negative rather than …