Sunk costs, entry deterrence, and financial constraints

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 490-501

  Arping, Stefan ^a   Diaw, Khaled M ^b  

^a Business School   (Netherlands)

^b Europe Economics   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entry deterrence; Financial constraints; Irreversible investment; Sunk costs

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; MARKETING; PROFITABILITY;

ENTRY DETERRENCE; SUNK COSTS;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 39449084667     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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