Profits in the Long Run

by Dennis C. Mueller

Book Overview

Profits in the Long Run asks two questions: Are there persistent differences in profitability across firms? If so, what accounts for them? This book answers these questions using data for the 1000 largest US manufacturing firms in 1950 and 1972. It finds that there are persistent differences in profitability and market power across large US companies. Companies with persistently high profits are found to have high market shares and sell differentiated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052110159X
• ISBN13: 9780521101592
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"