Uncertainty, Economies of Scale, and Barrier to Entry.

C-Tier
Journal: Oxford Economic Papers
Year: 1986
Volume: 38
Issue: 0
Pages: 58-74

Authors (2)

Perrakis, Stylianos (Concordia University) Warskett, George (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.505 = (α=2.02 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Entry deterrence is examined under demand uncertainty and economies of scale. Both incumbent and potential entrant select capacity before demand is observed, provided expected discounted profit exceeds the cost of cap acity (risk neutrality). As in the certainty case, entry deterrence is not profi table in the absence ofeconomies of scale. However, Schmalensee recently proved another certainty result (that the monopoly profit stream which can be shielded from entry by economies of scale is bounded from above by the cost of minimum e fficient scale) is not valid in the presenceof uncertainty, even under risk neu trality. Copyright 1986 by Royal Economic Society.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:oup:oxecpp:v:38:y:1986:i:0:p:58-74
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29