Market Size Matters

53 Pages Posted: 16 Aug 2002 Last revised: 29 Nov 2022

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Jeffrey R. Campbell

University of Notre Dame; Tilburg University

Hugo A. Hopenhayn

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Economics

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Date Written: August 2002

Abstract

This paper characterizes the effects of market size on the size distribution of establishments for thirteen retail trade industries across 225 U.S. cities. In nearly every industry we examine, establishments are larger in larger cities, and in four industries the dispersion of establishment sizes depends on market size. Models of competition in which individual producers' markups do not depend on the number of producers are inconsistent with these observations. Models in which competition is tougher in larger markets can reproduce the positive effect of market size on establishments' average size.

Suggested Citation

Campbell, Jeffrey R. and Hopenhayn, Hugo A., Market Size Matters (August 2002). NBER Working Paper No. w9113, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=324055

Jeffrey R. Campbell (Contact Author)

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Tilburg University ( email )

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Hugo A. Hopenhayn

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Economics ( email )

Box 951477
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1477
United States

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