by both high entry and high exit rates. … entrepreneurs and theentry and exit rate of entrepreneurs simultaneously and consistently. We apply our unified approach tothe …

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 …

This paper estimates a dynamic, structural model of entry and exit in an oligopolistic industry and uses it to quantify …. Entry costs faced by potential entrants, fixed costs faced by incumbent producers, and the toughness of short-run price … the dentist industry allow the entry cost to differ for geographic markets that were designated as Health Professional …

We study patterns of entry and exit in the German interurban bus industry in the first three years after its … German cities - with the intensity of entry being dependent on the number of inhabitants, average income, the share of under …

This paper aims at measuring the impact of competition on productivity growth of the Tunisian manufacturing sector at … the firm level. To investi-gate the impact of competition on productivity we use two procedures. The first one is a two … competition raises TFP at the firm level. Competition policies provide sufficient incentives to increase productivity growth at …

aggregation problem introduces a bias into standard measures of firm productivity. We develop a theoretical model of heterogeneous …

firms, and the fact that larger firms supply more products than smaller firms, implies that standard productivity measures … are not independent of demand system assumptions and probably dramatically understate the relative productivity of the …

following business cycle facts: procyclical entry, procyclical aggregate total factor productivity, more procyclicality in …Using plant-level data, I show that the dispersion of total factor productivity in U.S. durable manufacturing is … greater in recessions than in booms. This cyclical property of productivity dispersion is much less pronounced in non …

This study examines the relation between productivity and exports in Indonesian manufacturing firms by taking account … simultaneous estimates on the interrelation of R&D, productivity, and export show that R&D has a positive impact on both … productivity and exports, suggesting the importance of R&D to Indonesian economic growth. It suggests also a two-way causality …