multiple complementary inputs and the entry of a supplier into the final good market gives rise to mutual outsourcing of inputs … between the encroaching supplier and the incumbent. We show that, post encroachment, mutual outsourcing between the competing … mutual outsourcing. Our analysis yields novel managerial, empirical and policy implications. …

multiple complementary inputs and the entry of a supplier into the final good market gives rise to mutual outsourcing of inputs … between the encroaching supplier and the incumbent. We show that, post encroachment, mutual outsourcing between the competing … mutual outsourcing. Our analysis yields novel managerial, empirical and policy implications …

This paper analyzes a sequential game where firms decide about outsourcing the production of a non-specific input good … Tirole (1984) to characterize the different equilibria. We find that outsourcing generally softens competition in the final … product market. If firms anticipate the impact of their outsourcing decisions on input prices, there may be equilibria where …

This paper shows the strategic aspects of international outsourcing in a duopolistic market. Due to different costs of … integrated production and outsourcing, the choice of a firm influences the strategy of the competitor via the output price …. Therefore, the resulting market constellation depends on the fixed costs and the difference between marginal costs. We show that …

heterogeneous firms and show that asymmetric costs imply asymmetric CSR levels. …

duopoly setup. Moreover, unlike in a monopoly, the optimal public IPR protection in duopoly does not affect the developers …

-entry (resp. post-entry) overlapping ownership magnifies (resp. alleviates) the negative impact of an increase of entry costs on …

We study how private intellectual property rights protection affects equilibrium prices and profits in a duopoly …