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The market entry paradox

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This paper discusses a simultaneous market entry game between two firms with different fixed costs. This case is a typical application of mixed strategy equilibria. Conventional wisdom would suggest that the low-cost firm is more likely to enter the market. This presumption is wrong. Instead, the paper demonstrates a market entry paradox: the equilibrium probability of entry is higher for the high-cost firm than the equilibrium probability of entry of the low-cost firm.

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  • Stähler, Frank, 1996. "The market entry paradox," Kiel Working Papers 777, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
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    Keywords

    Market entry; mixed strategy equilibrium;

    JEL classification:

    • D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets

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