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We develop a product-differentiated model where the product space is a network defined as a set of varieties (nodes) linked by their degrees of substitutability (edges). We also locate consumers into this network, so that the location of each consumer (node) corresponds to her "ideal" variety....
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We consider a duopoly with horizontally differentiated firms, where firms decide the long-term plans (locations) in addition to short-term issues (prices). As in Bárcena-Ruiz and Casado-Izaga (2014), we introduce a third entity in the city by considering the presence of a policymaker that...
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We survey the recent empirical literature on structural models of market entry and spatial competition in oligopoly retail industries. We start with the description of a framework that encompasses various models that have been estimated in empirical applications. We use this framework to discuss...
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This article presents a novel method of market delineation, which generates virtually isolated residential clusters using data on the spatial distribution of population. The performance of this approach is evaluated by contrasting it with traditional delineation techniques based on municipal...
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propositions are derived froma simple theoretical model and investigated empirically for the retail gasoline market of Vienna …, Austria.We compute a measure of network centrality based on the locations of gasoline stations in the road network. Results … from a spatial autoregressive model show that prices of gasoline stations are more strongly correlated with prices of …
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We survey the recent empirical literature on structural models of market entry and spatial competition in oligopoly retail industries. We start with the description of a framework that encompasses various models that have been estimated in empirical applications. We use this framework to discuss...
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This paper analyzes location and price choices of firms and subsequent location choices of consumers in a linear city model when consumers have different perceptions of locations and firms. The study utilizes a continuous logit model to describe consumers’ location and supplier choices. A...
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gasoline market confirms that increases in concentration reduce product variety. Ignoring this product variety effect is likely …
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ethanol producers eases competition, increases markdowns by 20%, and triggers a sizable reduction in farm surplus. In contrast …
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