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Title: | Regulatory barriers and entry in developing economies |
Authors: | Bennett, J Estrin, S |
Keywords: | Entry, Entry Barriers, Developing Economy. |
Issue Date: | 2006 |
Publisher: | Brunel University |
Citation: | Economics and Finance Discussion Paper, Brunel University, 06-08 |
Abstract: | We model entry by entrepreneurs into new markets in developing economies with regulatory barriers in the form of licence fees and bureaucratic delay. Because laissez faire leads to ‘excessive’ entry, a licence fee can increase welfare by discouraging entry. However, in the presence of a licence fee, bureaucratic delay creates a strategic opportunity, which can result in both greater entry by first movers and a higher steady-state number of firms. Delay also leads to speculation, with entrepreneurs taking out licences to obtain the option of immediate entry if they later observe the industry to be profitable enough. |
URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/1017 |
Appears in Collections: | Economics and Finance Dept of Economics and Finance Research Papers |
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