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Entry into Local Retail Food Markets in Sweden: A Real-Options Approach

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  • Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov

    () (The Swedish Research Institute of Trade (HUI))

  • Orth, Matilda

    () (Department of Economics, School of Economics and Commercial Law, Göteborg University)

  • Rudholm, Niklas

    () (Department of Economics, Umeå University)

Abstract

A real-options approach was used, incorporating uncertainty and irreversibility of investments, to study the number of stores entering the Swedish retail food market during the period 1994-2002. It was found that uncertainty affected the entry-decision. Entry was less frequent in highly concentrated local retail food-markets characterized by a high degree of uncertainty, whereas higher profit opportunities seem to have increased the probability of entry.

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  • Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov & Orth, Matilda & Rudholm, Niklas, 2005. "Entry into Local Retail Food Markets in Sweden: A Real-Options Approach," Working Papers in Economics 170, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
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    1. Sven-Olov Daunfeldt & Niklas Rudholm, 2009. "Revenues as a proxy for profits: a cautionary note," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(7), pages 679-681.

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    Keywords

    Real options; uncertainty; retail food; entry; negative binomial regression;

    JEL classification:

    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
    • L81 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Retail and Wholesale Trade; e-Commerce

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