I study the effect of reference pricing on competition by parallel imports, in particular the market share of parallel … imports and the number of parallel traders. First, I analyze the effect of reference pricing on competition by parallel … parallel traders. Second, I explore the effect of reference pricing on competition by parallel imports using a dataset with …

branded copy (depending on competition type). It can be proven that the introduction of a reference price leads to lower … equilibrium prices for both firms and that it can induce fiercer competition between brand-name and generic/branded copy firms …. Additionally, it can be shown that reference pricing promotes generic usage under sequential price competition. When implementing a …

: Environmental policy; Plant location; Imperfect competition. JEL classification: H7; R3; D4. …

We examine the impact of self-learning Artificial Intelligence (AI) on firm competition in a growth model with … market concentration, firm competition, firm productivity and income inequality. We discuss potential policy interventions … such as a profit tax or the modernization of competition and merger laws to prevent a significant increase in market …

We empirically analyze the competition between a relationship lender and a transaction lender in the credit business … competition between different banking types. We find that the quality of ProCredit borrowers who have a trans- action loan as well …