Free entry does not imply zero profits

被引:5
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作者
Hurkens, S
Vulkan, N
机构
[1] Said Business Sch, Oxford OX1 1HP, England
[2] Univ Pompeu Fabra, Dept Econ, Barcelona 08005, Spain
关键词
entry deterrence; information acquisition;
D O I
10.1016/S0165-1765(03)00194-0
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Traditional economic wisdom says that free entry in a market will drive profits down to zero. This paper shows that profits may remain bounded away from zero when firms have to make a negligible small investment to learn the demand. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:285 / 290
页数:6
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