<p>Analysis of strategic advantage using a Venn diagram (short video):</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl5cyZlay4k" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl5cyZlay4k</a></p>
<p>Short summary article of Competition Demystified by Greenwald and Kahn (barriers to entry create competitive advantage for managers and investors):</p>
<p><a href="https://medium.com/@dlishego/review-of-competition-demystified-91f9921f42c4" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://medium.com/@dlishego/review-of-competition-demystified-91f9921f42c4</a></p>
<p>Barriers to entry consist of supply advantages, demand advantages, and economies of scale.</p>
<p>Short video criticism of Porter's Five Forces - Competition Demystified:</p>
<p><a href="https://youtu.be/F2mTS6AaFxY" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://youtu.be/F2mTS6AaFxY</a></p>
<p>Short video summary of Competition Demystified:</p>
<p><a href="https://youtu.be/l0gB19stVIM?list=RDCMUCzRF-OFuv8os-bGzANpQGqg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://youtu.be/l0gB19stVIM?list=RDCMUCzRF-OFuv8os-bGzANpQGqg</a></p>
<p>Intangible (intellectual) property law, for example, erects legal barriers to entry for a proprietary product or service. If there are no barriers to entry then competitors enter the market easily to compete on price and volume and erode the advantage.</p>

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<p>I have been trying to understand what makes something a barrier to entry in precise terms. I ideally would like some kind of &quot;theory of barriers to entry.&quot; Not just examples, which are easy to find, but rather key characteristics that makes something a barrier to entry.</p>
<p>Does such a thing exist? If so, who are some example authors that I could read who target this issue?</p>

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Is there a descriptive / axiomatic approach to barriers to entry? If so, who are the most prominent authors?
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# Is there a descriptive / axiomatic approach to barriers to entry? If so, who are the most prominent authors?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-12-02)

I have been trying to understand what makes something a barrier to entry in precise terms. I ideally would like some kind of "theory of barriers to entry." Not just examples, which are easy to find, but rather key characteristics that makes something a barrier to entry.

Does such a thing exist? If so, who are some example authors that I could read who target this issue?

**Tags:** industrial-organisation, barriers-to-entry

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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-12-02. Score: -1

Analysis of strategic advantage using a Venn diagram (short video):

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl5cyZlay4k>

Short summary article of Competition Demystified by Greenwald and Kahn (barriers to entry create competitive advantage for managers and investors):

<https://medium.com/@dlishego/review-of-competition-demystified-91f9921f42c4>

Barriers to entry consist of supply advantages, demand advantages, and economies of scale.

Short video criticism of Porter's Five Forces - Competition Demystified:

<https://youtu.be/F2mTS6AaFxY>

Short video summary of Competition Demystified:

<https://youtu.be/l0gB19stVIM?list=RDCMUCzRF-OFuv8os-bGzANpQGqg>

Intangible (intellectual) property law, for example, erects legal barriers to entry for a proprietary product or service. If there are no barriers to entry then competitors enter the market easily to compete on price and volume and erode the advantage.


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