Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I: The framework. 1. An introductory overview
  • 2. The analytical framework I: exogenous sunk costs
  • 3. The analytical framework II: endogenous sunk costs
  • 4. From theory to measurement
  • 5. Econometric evidence. Part II: Setup costs and structure. 6. The evolution of homogenous goods industries
  • 7. The limitations of the theory I. Part III: Advertising and structure. 8. The evolution of advertising-intensive industries
  • 9. How history matters
  • 10. Endogenous advertising outlays and brand proliferation
  • 11. The limitations of the theory II. Part IV: How setup costs and advertising interact. 12. Setup costs and structure in advertising-intensive industries
  • 13. A complex case. Part V: Summing up. 14. Drawing some threads together.