the intensity of competition among them, and specifically to reduce their product quality investments. …

allow for competition between complements on one side of the market. Consider two complements, A and B, where the A+B bundle … is valuable only when purchased together. Good A is supplied by a monopolist(e.g., Microsoft) and there is competition in … strategy equilibrium exists with two B firms active in the market. Although there is competition in the complement market, the …

qualities. The firms first choose whether to customize their products, then engage in price competition. We show that in …

In this paper we study the implications of service level guarantees (SLGs) in a model of oligopoly competition where … oligopoly models of price competition, greatly simplifying the analysis of this otherwise complex competitive scenario. Notably …

This paper discusses the economics of the Internet backbone. I discuss competition on the Internet backbone as well as … relevant competition policy issues. In particular, I show how public protocols, ease of entry, very fast network expansion … large web site to multiple ISPs (customer multi-homing) enhance price competition and make it very unlikely that any firm …

compete for device and e-book sales. In this paper, we model the direct competition in the e-book platform market through a …

In this paper, we study how the presence of a news aggregator affects competition among (horizontally differentiated …

as substitutes. This, in turn, intensifies the competition among providers, generating greater surplus for consumers. A …