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Vertical merger: monopolization for downstream quasi-rents
Higgins, Richard S. - In: Managerial and Decision Economics 30 (2009) 3, pp. 183-191
This paper provides a welfare analysis of vertical merger between an input monopolist and downstream firms that compete perfectly in a homogeneous product market. The distinguishing feature of the present model is that the downstream firms face capacity constraints. As a result of downstream...
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A geometric treatment of discriminatory pricing among spatially competitive suppliers, with antitrust applications
Higgins, Richard S. - In: Managerial and Decision Economics 20 (1999) 8, pp. 437-445
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Competitive vertical foreclosure
Higgins, Richard S. - In: Managerial and Decision Economics 20 (1999) 4, pp. 229-237
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The economics of standards, by Blind, K. Cheltenham. Edward Elgar: UK, and Northampton, MA, USA. 2004, 357 pp., US$115.00
Higgins, Richard S. - In: Managerial and Decision Economics 26 (2005) 1, pp. 56-56
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Materiality, settlements and the FTC'S Ad substantiation program: Why wonder bread Lost No Dough
Higgins, Richard S.; McChesney, Fred S. - In: Managerial and Decision Economics 32 (2011) 2, pp. 71-83
Previous studies (e.g. by Peltzman and Mathios-Plummer) reveal powerful share‐value effects of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) actions against firms for their advertising. Curiously, however, Mathios‐Plummer finds that when the FTC announces an investigation but simultaneous settlement of the...
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