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We extend the well-known spatial competition model (d'Aspremont et al., 1979) to a continuous time model in which two …
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Previous theoretical researches show that learning from good performers yields intense competition and results in the … useful strategic tool to mitigate competition. We introduce an evolutionary (learning) game into a duopoly model with product … even when firms have an opportunity to differentiate themselves through product differentiation and to mitigate competition …
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loss that arises from more intense market competition: the low-cost firms' profits may indeed increase with the number of …
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attention to the role of domestic competition. We find that the welfare effect of FDI is largely non-monotonic, and there are … unions because it serves to soften price competition between them. The paper points out that welfare effects of outward FDI … hinges crucially on the nature of domestic competition, and policymakers must carefully take this aspect into consideration …
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-targeted consumers, which passive consumers cannot. When all consumers are passive, personalized pricing leads to intense competition and … raise the firm's cost of serving non-targeted consumers, which softens competition. When firms have sufficiently large and …
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This paper formulates a duopoly model in which firms care about relative profits as well as their own profits. Our purpose is to investigate the relationship between the weight of relative performance and R&D expenditure. We find a non-monotone relationship between the weight of relative...
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loss that arises from more intense market competition: the low-cost firms' profits may indeed increase with the number of …
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outcome in the 'scoring auction'. We show that the nature of competition (Cournot or Bertrand) has no effect on the …. With corner solution the nature of competition (Cournot or Bertrand) makes a difference to the equilibrium outcomes. …
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The recent developments in information technology (IT) have enabled firms to employ personalized pricing. Should all firms employ personalized pricing even though the adaptation costs of such pricing strategies are not high? This paper theoretically demonstrates a situation in which all firms do...
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We investigate what kind of competitive pressure induces existing firms to engage in more intensive innovation activities. We examine two types of competitive pressure: a price decrease in competitive fringe firms and a quality improvement therein. We use an oligopoly model with vertical...
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