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Roy (Safety First and the Holding of Assets, 1952) argues that decisions under uncertainty motivate firms to avoid bankruptcy. In this paper, the authors ask about the behaviour of a monopolist who pre-commits to price when she has only probabilistic knowledge about demand. They argue that...
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Roy (Safety First and the Holding of Assets, 1952) argues that decisions under uncertainty motivate firms to avoid bankruptcy. In this paper the authors ask about the behaviour of a monopolist who pre-commits to price when she has only probabilistic knowledge about demand. They argue that...
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We study a two-stage R&D project with an abandonment option. Two types of uncertainty influence the decision to start R&D. Demand uncertainty is modelled as a lottery between a proportional increase and decrease in demand. Technical uncertainty is modelled as a lottery between a decrease and...
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This paper proposes a theoretical framework for studying the invention of new products when demand is uncertain. In this framework, under general conditions, the threat of ex post entry by a competitor can deter invention ex ante. Asymmetric market power in the ex post market exacerbates the...
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is in theory merely a second-best way of achieving minimum retail price stipulations, reveals important aspects of …
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average tendencies of FANGs expose the limitations of the textbook monopoly model (I), proposes an alternative theory of …This paper lays down the rudiments of a descriptive theory of competition among the digital tech platforms known as … at whether the textbook monopoly model is the appropriate framework to analyze digital markets. It finds that observed …
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affects the optimal price/price markup or optimal quantity. A monopoly example is used to show that seemingly strong … uncertainty types can lead to quite special results. Monopoly examples of the newsboy problem type are further used to show that …
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