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Built on the location model, this paper studies the rivalry of two firms in an industry through two-part tariffs. It is found that kinky profit functions are responsible for the coincidence of imperfectly competitive equilibrium and cartelization outcome. A duopoly likely results in higher entry...
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Built on the location model, this paper studies the rivalry of two firms in an industry through two-part tariffs. It is found that kinky profit functions are responsible for the coincidence of imperfectly competitive equilibrium and cartelization outcome. A duopoly likely results in higher entry...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008867255
This paper discusses the economics of the Internet backbone. I discuss competition on the Internet backbone as well as … relevant competition policy issues. In particular, I show how public protocols, ease of entry, very fast network expansion … large web site to multiple ISPs (customer multi-homing) enhance price competition and make it very unlikely that any firm …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005622728
neoliberal politics and at last the dynamic theory of competition - concept of workable competition as well as theory of …The paper presents in contribution the development of theories and opinions about competition, competitiveness and … capitalism, A. Smith and the classical Ricardian tradition. She further discusses the ruinous competition and the origin of the …
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microfoundations, the welfare consequences of rent seeking can be studied. In particular, I show that competition among rent seekers …
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microfoundations, the welfare consequences of rent seeking can be studied. In particular, I show that competition among rent seekers …
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The transformation of world?s main stock markets into enterprises acting in a competitive environment is in progress and its consequences are not all known. Three strategies are competing with each other: vertical integration of exchange and CSD; horizontal growth of the market share to an...
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We review the recent literature on mobile termination rates (MTR) in mobile communication networks (M2M). This literature shows that mobile networks may have incentives to charge ineficient high termination charges leading to reduced surplus for consumers and society, and therefore should be...
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Received literature have shown that if competing networks are restricted to linear and uniform pricing, high access charges can facilitate collusion; a result that breaks down if we allow for non-linear and discriminatory pricing, however. We show that by adding unbalanced calling pattern to the...
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and hydro, the fewest in solar and biomass. Market liberalization may create more competition and stimulate the …
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