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A structural model of establishment and industry evolution : evidence from Chile

Author:	Seker, Murat;	Collection Title:	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4947
Country:	Chile;	Date Stored:	2009/06/01
Document Date:	2009/06/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	Latin America & Caribbean
Report Number:	WPS4947	SubTopics:	Scientific Research & Science Parks; Industrial Management; Water and Industry; Markets and Market Access; Science Education
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: Many recent models have been developed to fit the basic facts on establishment and industry evolution. While these models yield a simple interpretation of the basic features of the data, they are too stylized to confront the micro-level data in a more formal quantitative analysis. In this paper, the author develops a model in which establishments grow by innovating new products. By introducing heterogeneity to a stylized industry evolution model, the analysis succeeds in explaining several features of the data, such as the thick right tail of the size distribution and the relations between age, size, and the hazard rate of exit, which had eluded existing models. In the model, heterogeneity in producer behavior arises through a combination of exogenous efficiency differences and accumulated innovations resulting from past endogenous research and development investments. Integrating these forces allows the model to perform well quantitatively in fitting data on Chilean manufacturers. The counterfactual experiments show how producers respond to research and development subsidies and more competitive market environments.


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