Showing 1 - 10 of 313
-price target's stores reduced the depth of their assortment when in direct competition with the acquirer's stores, the latter … offerings in order to avoid cannibalization and lessen local competition. Further, we show that other dimensions of … heterogeneity, such as market concentration, whether a divestiture was imposed by the Dutch competition authority, and the re …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012915612
According to Becker's (1957) famous theory on discrimination, entrepreneurs with a strong prejudice against female workers forgo profits by submitting to their tastes. In a competitive market their firms lack efficiency and are therefore forced to leave. We present new empirical evidence for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008572488
We analyze strategic interactions between two competing distributors of an independent TV channel. Consistent with most of the relevant markets, we assume that the distributors set end-user prices while the TV channel sets advertising prices. Within this framework we show that the distributors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013103607
multimarket contact generates mutual forbearance in frequency competition, finding no evidence for such an effect …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013088139
stress that competition and regulatory authorities should take seriously the potential trade-off between market power effects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012953486
We consider dynamic competition among platforms in a market with network externalities. A platform that dominated the … the focal platform whenever such equilibrium exists. Yet when faced with higher-quality competition, can a low …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012993108
competition between the TV channels, since they take into account the fact that a lower viewer price at one channel will harm …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013144903
incorporated. We find that tougher competition between the JV partners may actually increase channel profit under such a scheme. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010877877
We study how mandatory online disclosure of supermarket prices affects prices and price dispersion in brick-and-mortar stores. Using data collected before and after a transparency regulation went into effect in the Israeli food retail market, multiple complementary control groups and relying on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012919244
In this paper we present a theory of health investment when there are multiple causes of death. Since there are several risks “competing“ for one's life, the health investments in avoiding different causes of death are not independent in general. We analyze the optimal investment rules and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005406182