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Buehler, Stefan; Schmutzler, Armin - 2003

We examine cost-reducing investment in vertically-related oligopolies, where firms may be vertically integrated or separated. Analyzing a standard linear Cournot model, we show that: (i) Integrated firms invest more than separated competitors. (ii) Vertical integration increases own investment...

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Asymmetric vertical integration

Buehler, Stefan; Schmutzler, Armin - 2004

We examine vertical backward integration in a reducedform model of successive oligopolies. Our key findings are: (i) There may be asymmetric equilibria where some firms integrate and others remain separated, even if firms are symmetric initially; (ii) Efficient firms are more likely to integrate...

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Entry, exit, and the determinants of market structure

Dunne, Timothy; Klimek, Shawn D.; Roberts, Mark J.; Xu, … - 2013

This paper estimates a dynamic, structural model of entry and exit in an oligopolistic industry and uses it to quantify …. Entry costs faced by potential entrants, fixed costs faced by incumbent producers, and the toughness of short-run price … the dentist industry allow the entry cost to differ for geographic markets that were designated as Health Professional …

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Acquisitions versus entry: The evolution of concentration

Aydemir, Zava; Schmutzler, Armin - 2002

noninvesting firms. In each period, one investor can acquire a small firm, the other investor decides about market entry. After …

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Per Unit and Ad Valorem Royalties in a Patent Licensing Game

Montinaro, Marta; Pal, Rupayan; Scimitore, Marcella - 2020

In a context of product innovation, we study two-part tariff licensing between a patentee and a potential rival which compete in a differentiated product market characterized by network externalities. The latter are shown to crucially affect the relative profitability of Cournot vs. Bertrand...

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The economics of television and online video markets

Crawford, Gregory S. - 2015

Television is the dominant entertainment medium for hundreds of millions. This chapter surveys the economic forces that determine the production and consumption of this content. It presents recent trends in television and online video markets, both in the US and internationally, and describes...

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An Econometric Analysis of the European Commission's Merger Decisions

Bergman, Mats A.; Jakobsson, Maria; Razo, Carlos - 2003

parties' market shares. The probability increases also when the Commission finds high entry barriers or that post …

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Rent sharing and gender discrimination in collegiate athletics

Lackner, Mario; Zulehner, Christine - 2013

In this paper, we analyze the effect of market power on the share of females in top management positions using data from a market in which some firms have market power due to an institutionalized cartel. We investigate collegiate athletics and interpret coaches as top-level managers or chief...

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Japanese Antitrust Law and the Competitive Mix

Dick, Andrew R. - 1992

Japanese antitrust law exempts a variety of vertical and horizontal restraints that are commonly regarded as anti-competitive. Measures of market structure, market power and deadweight loss in the United States and Japan, however, indicate a striking similarity in the level of "competition" in...

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Production efficiency of firms with mergers and acquisitions in India

Saraswathy, Beena - 2015

Most often, the competition authorities approve combinations based on the tradeoff between the expected efficiency gains and the likely effect on market power creation. However, the realities may be different from the expected synergy creation since merger regulations are ex ante in nature. The...

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