Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/201204 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
Department of Economic Policy Working Paper Series No. 10
Publisher: 
University of Economics in Bratislava, Department of Economic Policy, Bratislava
Abstract: 
The present paper provides first empirical evidence on the relationship between market size and the number of firms in the health-care industry for a transition economy. We estimate market size thresholds required to support diff erent numbers of suppliers (firms) for three occupations in the health-care industry in a large number of distinct geographic markets in Slovakia, taking into account the spatial interaction between local markets. The empirical analysis is carried out for three time periods (1995, 2001 and 2010) characterizing diff erent stages of the transition process. Our results suggest that the relationship between market size and the number of firms diff ers both across industries, and across periods. Furthermore, we find evidence for correlation in entry decisions across administrative borders.
Subjects: 
entry thresholds
competition
Slovakia
health-care industry
JEL: 
L22
D22
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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