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In this article we study patterns of vertical product differentiation in a multi-product monopoly using a random …
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The paper studies the impact of homophily on the optimal strategies of a monopolist, whose marketing campaign of new product relies on a word of mouth communication. Homophily is a tendency of people to interact more with those who are similar to them. In the model there are two types of...
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capacities can be larger or smaller with a duopoly than with a monopoly. If the two firms co-ordinate on a pareto dominant … kann sowohl größer als auch kleiner sein als im Monopol. Falls die zwei Unternehmen sich jedoch auf ein paretodominantes … Wettbewerbsgleichgewicht als im Monopol, wobei ersteres nur bei relativ geringen Kapazitätskosten existiert. …
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Since 1979, when the first antidumping case against China was initiated by the European Union, the EU has lodged nearly 90 antidumping proceedings against China by the end of 2000. China by now, has become the country most accused of dumping by the EU. Most of the antidumping suits have led to...
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This paper studies how competition and vertical structure jointly determine generating capacities, retail prices, and welfare in the electricity industry. Analyzing a model in which demand is uncertain and retailers must commit to retail prices before they buy electricity in the wholesale...
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When a durable good of uncertain quality is introduced to the market, some consumers strategically delay their buying to the next period with the hope of learning the unknown quality. We analyze the monopolist's pricing and waiting strategies when consumers have strategic delay incentives. We...
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monopoly, analysing questions of introductory pricing and quantity rationing. The model suggests that neither of these two …
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that the monopoly platform does not introduce distortions over and above those arising from the market power of the …
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We study optimal experimentation by a monopolistic platform in a two-sided market framework. The platform provider faces uncertainty about the strength of the externality each side is exerting on the other. It maximizes the expected present value of its profit stream in a continuous-time...
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increases utility. It is assumed that each variety is owned by a monopoly. Workers can specialize in material goods production … bliss point can only be made better-off by an increase in diversity. If wages are set by monopoly unions rather than set …
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