Do Entry Barriers Reduce Productivity? Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Danny McGowan

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2014.08.014

Do Entry Barriers Reduce Productivity? Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Danny McGowan

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Abstract

I study how entry barriers affect productivity by exploiting the collapse of the US sugar cartel as a natural experiment. Using difference-in-difference estimations, I find the eradication of entry barriers caused a 35% increase in productivity within the treatment group.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	97-100
Number of pages	4
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	125
Issue number	1
Early online date	23 Aug 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2014.08.014
Publication status	Published - Oct 2014

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Entry barriers
Productivity

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