Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/94865 
Year of Publication: 
1983
Series/Report no.: 
IUI Working Paper No. 108
Publisher: 
The Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IUI), Stockholm
Abstract: 
Entry is widely discussed, but rarely subjected to empirical study. This study develops a competitive theory of entry, with primary focus on the relationship between entry and industry growth. The main ingredients are adjustment coats to firms already in the industry and the distribution of fixed entry costs to potential entrants. The theory suggests sufficient conditions under which the entry rate is an increasing, convex function of industry growth rate. A regression model is applied to data from Swedish manufacturing industries. The results are consistent with the theoretical prediction for growth and other key variables expected to influence entry significantly.
Subjects: 
Manufacturing
Economic development
Firm entry
JEL: 
L10
O10
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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