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Sunk Costs, Accommodation, and the Welfare Effects of Entry

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  • Sachbar, J.H.
  • Peterson, B.C.
  • Hwang, I.

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Although economists usually support the unrestricted entry of firms into an industry, entry may lower welfare if there are setup costs or if entrants have a cost disadvantage. We consider the welfare effects of entry within a standard Cornot model where some of an incumbent firm's costs are sunk.

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  • Sachbar, J.H. & Peterson, B.C. & Hwang, I., 1997. "Sunk Costs, Accommodation, and the Welfare Effects of Entry," Washington University 97-03, Business, Law and Economics Center, John M. Olin School of Business, Washington University.
    • Handle: RePEc:fth:wablec:97-03
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    1. L. Lambertini & G. Rossini, 2000. "Excess Capacity in Oligopoly with Sequential Entry," Working Papers 384, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna.
    2. Rupayan Pal & Marcella Scrimitore & Ruichao Song, 2023. "Externalities, entry bias, and optimal subsidy policy for cleaner environment," Journal of Public Economic Theory, Association for Public Economic Theory, vol. 25(1), pages 90-122, February.
    3. Lee, Sanghack & Cheong, Kiwoong, 2005. "Rent dissipation and social benefit in regulated entry contests," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 21(1), pages 205-219, March.
    4. Manuel Willington & Fabián Basso, 2006. "Regulación, Cobertura y Competencia en el Mercado de la Banda Ancha," ILADES-UAH Working Papers inv177, Universidad Alberto Hurtado/School of Economics and Business.
    5. T.W. Ross, 2004. "Sunk Costs and the Entry Decision," Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, Springer, vol. 4(2), pages 79-93, June.
    6. Chi-Chih Lin, 2016. "Can Total Deregulation Be A Better Option Than Partial Deregulation?," The Singapore Economic Review (SER), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 61(04), pages 1-16, September.

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    Keywords

    ENTERPRISES ; SUNK COSTS;

    JEL classification:

    • D60 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - General
    • K20 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - General
    • L10 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - General
    • L40 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - General
    • L50 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - General

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