This paper analyzes the entry of new products into vertically differentiated markets where an entrant and an incumbent … average payoff criterion. The qualitative features of the optimal entry strategy are shown to depend exclusively on the …

This paper analyzes the optimal entry into experience goods markets with vertically differentiated buyers. We consider … aggressively. The slow entry strategy is associated with increasing supply and decreasing prices over time. The reverse pattern … holds for an aggressive entry strategy The incentives to innovate display a similar distinction. A firm with a currently …

of party competition under proportional and plurality rule. Entry is allowed and incumbent parties act as Stackelberg … leaders vis-a-vis potential entrants. The analysis highlights the interaction between entry barriers and the type of emerging … issue in determining when and how a new issue will be introduced. The theory explains both internal (that is, without entry …

model of entry, location and format choice across a large number of markets in the presence of zoning restrictions. The … the extant literature on entry and location choice leads to biased estimates of the factors affecting market potential and … insight on how zoning impacts retail entry and format variety; in particular we evaluate the impact of prototypical zoning …