In this paper, we develop a framework to generally characterize the equilibrium trial and pricing strategies of oligopoly software market, when there exist competition, network effects (externalities), uncertainty on software functionality, network maintaining cost and compatibility issues. We...

As one of the most important performance indicators, the profitability in the banking industry has been attracted great attention from government, financial regulatory authorities, bank practitioners as well as academic researchers. Because of the improvement in the internet technology together...

Efficiency and Competition in Chinese Banking gives a comprehensive analysis of the industry, including cost, technical, profit, and revenue efficiency. The Chinese banking industry is of global importance. The book estimates the competitive condition of the sector using the Boone indicator,...