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Market share dynamics and the ‘persistence of leadership’ debate

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This paper introduces a novel analysis of the classic “persistence of leadership” question, and applies it to a newly constructed dataset for Japanese manufacturing. The analysis rests on an appeal to an empirical “scaling relationship” between current market share and the variance of changes in market share. This relationship provides a powerful “model selection criterion” for candidate models of market share dynamics. It also makes it feasible, even in small datasets, to test directly for the properties of the “first passage times” corresponding to loss of leadership.

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  • Sutton, John, 2004. "Market share dynamics and the ‘persistence of leadership’ debate," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 6731, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    • Handle: RePEc:ehl:lserod:6731
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    2. John Sutton, 1980. "A Model of Stochastic Equilibrium in a Quasi-Competitive Industry," The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd, vol. 47(4), pages 705-722.
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    Keywords

    market share; industry dynamics; scaling; Japanese economy;
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    JEL classification:

    • L10 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - General
    • L60 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - General

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