Niche firms, mass markets, and income across countries: Accounting for the impact of entry costs

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 48, Issue , 2014, Pages 147-158

  Bento, Pedro ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregate productivity; Entry costs; Mass market; Niche; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84909642982     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2014.09.009     Document Type: Article

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