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Job Creation or Destruction? Labor-Market Effects of Wal-Mart Expansion
, 2002
"... The phenomenal expansion of Wal-Mart provides a clean case for studying the labor-market effects of increased efficiency. I estimate the effect of Wal-Mart entry on retail employment at the county level. Using an instrumental-variables approach to correct for both measurement error in entry dates an ..."
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The phenomenal expansion of Wal-Mart provides a clean case for studying the labor-market effects of increased efficiency. I estimate the effect of Wal-Mart entry on retail employment at the county level. Using an instrumental-variables approach to correct for both measurement error in entry dates
Selling a Cheaper Mousetrap: Wal-Mart’s Effect on Retail Prices
- Journal of Urban Economics
, 2005
"... I quantify the price effect of a low-cost entrant on retail prices using a case-study approach. I consider the effect of Wal-Mart entry on average city-level prices of various consumer goods by exploiting variation in the timing of store entry. The analysis combines two unique data sets, one contain ..."
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I quantify the price effect of a low-cost entrant on retail prices using a case-study approach. I consider the effect of Wal-Mart entry on average city-level prices of various consumer goods by exploiting variation in the timing of store entry. The analysis combines two unique data sets, one
Revised
, 2009
"... The authors examine incumbent retailers ’ reactions to a Wal-Mart entry and the impact of these reactions on the retailers ’ sales. They compile a unique dataset which represents a natural experiment consisting of incumbent supermarket, drug, and mass stores in the vicinity of seven Wal-Mart entries ..."
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The authors examine incumbent retailers ’ reactions to a Wal-Mart entry and the impact of these reactions on the retailers ’ sales. They compile a unique dataset which represents a natural experiment consisting of incumbent supermarket, drug, and mass stores in the vicinity of seven Wal-Mart
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, 2004
"... This paper estimates the effect of Wal-Mart expansion on retail employment at the county level. Using an instrumental-variables approach to correct for both measurement error in entry dates and endogeneity of the timing of entry, I find that Wal-Mart entry increases retail employment by 100 jobs int ..."
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This paper estimates the effect of Wal-Mart expansion on retail employment at the county level. Using an instrumental-variables approach to correct for both measurement error in entry dates and endogeneity of the timing of entry, I find that Wal-Mart entry increases retail employment by 100 jobs
Sales and Firm Entry: The Case of Wal-Mart
, 2012
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Part of the Economics Commons This Working Paper is brought to you for free and open access by the Economics at Digital Commons @ Colgate. It has been accepted for inclusion in Economics Faculty Working Papers by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Colgate. For more information, please contact
FIRM ENTRY AND WAGES: IMPACT OF WAL-MART GROWTH
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Wal-Mart’s impact on supplier profits
, 2009
"... Previous academic research on the expansion of dominant retailers such as Wal-Mart has looked at implications for incumbent retailers, consumers, and the local community. Little is known, however, about Wal-Mart’s influence on suppliers ’ performance. Manufacturers suggest Wal-Mart uses its power to ..."
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to squeeze their profits. In this paper we study the validity of that claim. We investigate the underlying mechanisms that may cause changes in manufacturer profits following Wal-Mart market entry. Our data contains information on supplier interactions with retail stores, including Wal-Mart, for a period
Wal-Mart and the Geography of Grocery RetailingI
"... This paper empirically examines the impact of entry by Wal-Mart on competition in the supermarket industry. Using a detailed panel dataset spanning 1994 to 2006, we estimate the impact of Wal-Mart on firm outcomes and market structure, controlling for persistent local trends and systematic differenc ..."
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This paper empirically examines the impact of entry by Wal-Mart on competition in the supermarket industry. Using a detailed panel dataset spanning 1994 to 2006, we estimate the impact of Wal-Mart on firm outcomes and market structure, controlling for persistent local trends and systematic
THE EFFECT OF ENTRY BY WAL-MART SUPERCENTERS ON RETAIL GROCERY CONCENTRATION
"... verbatim copies of this document for non-commercial purposes by any means, provided that this copyright notice appears on such copies. 2 The U.S. retail grocery industry shifted from an industry dominated by small grocers serving local markets to one characterized by large retailers present in inter ..."
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of this analysis is to evaluate the effects of de novo entry by Wal-Mart Supercenters on retail grocery concentration (CR4). Using a panel dataset complied from Trade Dimensions Marketing Guidebook and Market Scope publications, the effect of Wal-Mart Supercenters on changes in retail grocery concentration
Wal-Mart, Oligopsony Power and Entry: an Analysis of Local Labor Markets
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