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Tracing the dynamics of competition: Evidence from company profits

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Jesús Crespo Cuaresma ()
Adelina Gschwandtner ()

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This paper proposes a simple approach to analyzing pro¯t dynam- ics which allows for time-varying persistence of pro¯ts. The time se- ries model is a simple autoregressive process where the dynamics of the persistence parameter follow an autoregressive or random walk pro- cess. Using the longest time series available on pro¯ts for six US ¯rms (Archer-Daniels-Midland , Avon, Coca Cola, Johnson & Johnson, WHX Corporation andWrigley), we analyze the dynamics of pro¯t persistence for the second half of the twentieth century.

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  1. Jesus Crespo Cuaresma & Adelina Gschwandtner, 2006. "The competitive environment hypothesis revisited: non-linearity, nonstationarity and profit persistence," Applied Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 38(4), pages 465-472, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Adelina Gschwandtner & Jesus Crespo Cuaresma, 2008. "Explaining the persistence of profits: A time-varying approach," Vienna Economics Papers 0806, University of Vienna, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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