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Linear and Non-linear Models of Economic Time Series: An Introduction with Applications To Industrial Economics

Published 1 January 1994
J. D. Byers, David Peel
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Abstract

Cubbin and Geroski (1987) propose a mechanism by which the profits of firms in an industry converge to a long-run equilibrium. Their model focuses on the interaction between profits and entry or exit of firms. To illustrate, consider the following simplified version, 10.1 E t &#x2009;=&#x2009;&#x03B1; &#x03C1; t&#x2212;1 &#x2009;+&#x2009; u t ]] &#x03C1; t &#x2009;=&#x2009;&#x03B2; E t &#x2009;+&#x2009; &#x03B2; 1&#x2009; &#x2009; &#x03C1; t&#x2212;1 &#x2009;+ &#x03B5; t ]] &#x03C1; t &#x2009;=&#x2009;(&#x03B1;&#x03B2;&#x2009;&#x2009;+&#x2009; &#x03B2; 1 )&#x2009; &#x03C1; t&#x2212;1 &#x2009;+&#x03B2; u t &#x2009;+&#x2009; &#x03B5; t ]]<![CDATA[$${\rho _t}\; = \;(\alpha \beta \;\; + \;{\beta _1})\;{\rho _{t - 1}}\; + \beta {u_t}\; + \;{\varepsilon _t}$$

Keywords

Decision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance