1. Monopoly -- 2. Simultaneous quantity competition -- 3. Simultaneous price competition -- 4. Sequential competition … -- 9. Incomplete information, signaling, and competition -- 10. Networks and switching costs. … detailed answer keys. While most textbooks on industrial organization focus on theory and empirical findings, this textbook …

This paper (1) presents a general model of online price competition, (2) shows how to structurally estimate the … indicate that so long as two firms remain in the market post merger, the average transaction price is roughly unaffected by … horizontal mergers. However, there are potential distributional effects; our estimates indicate that a three-to-two merger raises …

, specifically with regards to horizontal mergers. Studying mergers that span several markets, we show that a myopic merger policy … may thwart a surplus-increasing merger wave. The analysis does not rely on any tacit or explicit collusive behavior by the …

Structure on Cournot-Nash Equilibrium, 1983) about merger profitability are sensitive to the assumption of pre-merger Cournot … indicating severity of competition. It is obtained that horizontal mergers are more likely to be profitable in a more competitive … competition. …

vertical mergers. Using public data from the Comcast-Time Warner-Adelphia Merger Order of the Federal Communications Commission … competition. …