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How Does Corporate Investment Respond to Increased Entry Threat?

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  • Valta, Philip

  • Frésard , Laurent

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The authors use large reductions of import tariffs to examine how incumbent firms modify investment when the threat of entry by foreign rivals intensifies. Incumbents reduce investment by 7.2% of capital in response to higher entry threat. This effect is robust, pervasive, and likely causal. Consistent with predictions of strategic investment models, the investment reduction concentrates in markets where competitive actions are strategic substitutes, where deterring entry is costly, and where investment makes incumbents look soft. Moreover, firms only reduce tangible investment which comprises commitment value, but do not reduce intangible investment. The authors' results provide novel evidence on how and why market structures and strategic interactions influence corporate investment.

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  • Valta, Philip & Frésard , Laurent, 2014. "How Does Corporate Investment Respond to Increased Entry Threat?," HEC Research Papers Series 1046, HEC Paris.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebg:heccah:1046
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    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets
    • G31 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Capital Budgeting; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance

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