Why Barriers to Entry are Barriers to Understanding

Dennis Carlton

No 10577, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: This paper discusses and criticizes the usual definitions of barriers to entry. The failure of the concept of barrier to entry to incorporate a time dimension means that it is a concept that is in need of additional embellishment in order to be useful in a practical problem or for antitrust or regulatory proceedings.

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Date: 2004-06
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Published as Carlton, Dennis W. "Why Barriers To Entry Are Barriers To Understanding," American Economic Review, 2004, v94(2,May), 466-470.

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