This chapter offers a comprehensive survey of the economic analysis of advertising. A first
objective is to organize the literature in a manner that clarifies what is known. A second …

Over 70 empirical studies of entry and exit patterns covering eleven different countries
generally support the expectation that entry is more frequent in more profitable, rapidly …

How do multinationals choose which countries to invest in? This study addresses the
essential question of the impact of regulatory variables in attracting or deterring foreign …

Psychological studies show that most people are overconfident about their own relative
abilities, and unreasonably optimistic about their futures (eg, Neil D. Weinstein, 1980; Shelly …

Utilizing a unique data set, Zoltan Acs and David Audretsch provide a rich empirical analysis
of the increased importance of small firms in generating technological innovations and their …

This article summarizes the patterns of firm entry, growth, and exit in the four-digit US
manufacturing industries over the period 1963-1982. Entrants are disaggregated into new …

This article examines the effect of relative technological capabilities on Japanese direct
investment into the United States by looking simultaneously at industry conditions in the two …

In this article the subject of de-internationalization is examined from the perspective of a
number of streams of literature. These contributions are then extended through the …

The present study examines the impact of firm and industry‐specific factors on profitability,
using census data on Greek manufacturing. At the firm level, particular attention is given to …

In analyzing firm entry and exit across Belgian manufacturing industries, this paper presents
evidence that import competition and foreign direct investment discourage entry and …