Sunk Costs, Market Contestability, and the Size Distribution of Firms
In this paper we offer a new economic explanation for the observed inter-industry differences in the size distribution of firms. Our empirical estimates based on three temporal (1982, 1987, and 1992) cross-sections of the four-digit US manufacturing industries indicate that increased market contesta...
Main Authors: | Kessides, Ioannis N., Tang, Li |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | EN |
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2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4622 |
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