How Policy Shapes Competition: Early Railroad Foundings in Massachusetts

To examine the effects of policy on markets and competition we outline hypotheses about the effects of three common policy regimes -- public capitalization, pro-cartel, and antitrust -- on competition and the founding of new firms.

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