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This paper studies how cartel stability is influenced by asymmetric information and communication about demand. Firms in a cartel face fluctuating demand in a repeated game framework. In each period, one randomly chosen firm knows current demand. In this context we consider two different...
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Advertising is commonly regarded as a strategic tool to increase demand and steal business from competitors. The … present work studies the competitive effects of advertising in a two-period game with incomplete information about the … the post-entry game is independent of the pre-entry advertising decision. Assuming that pre-entry advertising by an …
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In this study, we analyze a dynamic duopoly game in which firms can use advertising and price as competitive tools. The … assume that advertising creates a positive externality. Thus, each firm voluntarily advertises to persuade consumers to buy … technology level affect advertising, profits, and economic welfare and highlight the differences between the two cases. …
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The following is a model of psychological contracting with unmonitorable performance, implicit offers, and screening for non-performance by the announcement of the expectation of performance. It is motivated by the $250 billion prescription drug industry, which spends $19 billion per year on...
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This is a discussion of the manuscript "Local News Online: Aggregators, Geo-Targeting and the Market for Local News" by L. George and C. Hogendorn, presented at the 11th Workshop on Media Economics, which was held at the Recanati Business School, Tel-Aviv University, October 9-10, 2013.
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The newest findings in analysis of bilateral monopoly (BM) of lignite opencast mine & power plant have been discussed. The determinism of optimal solution not only in quantity of lignite (the size and shape of the ultimate pit) but also in its price has been depicted. It has been proposed to...
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Digital Media has gained importance over the years, around the world. It has created impact in Pakistan too. This paper draws comparison in usage and impact of Digital Media in developed worlds with Pakistan and identifies the flaws, the potential and scope of digital media in Pakistan. Pakistan...
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of its other prices. The firm can therefore build a store-wide ‘low-price image’ by advertising just one product at a low …
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This paper reports a new theorem and proof for optimizing the advertising budget. The theorem is that the optimal rate … of advertising is equal to gross profit multiplied by advertising elasticity. This does not involve a ratio of … that it is easily adopted, by both large and small businesses, in place of heuristics such as industry advertising to sales …
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choice - (local) social interactions and (global) advertising - interact. We study the general behavior of the models using … market. For one of the models criticality is observed - below a certain critical level of advertising the market approaches a …
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