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A Simple Model of Entry That Increases Price Levels and Price Dispersion
Zhou, Wen - In: Advances in Economic Analysis & Policy 6 (2006) 1
Abstract A monopolist who originally charges a uniform price across all markets may switch to discriminatory pricing upon the entry of a competitor. As a result, intensified competition may lead to more dispersed prices as well as higher prices for some or all consumers.
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Preisbildung bei ambulant und stationär erbrachten Gesundheitsleistungen / Pricing of Ambulatory and Stationary Health Services
Neubauer, Günter; Pfister, Florian - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 227 (2007) 5-6, pp. 621-635
Summary In all health care systems exists governmental regulation, as the market for health is unanimously regarded as imperfect. The German health care market is a good example for a strongly regulated market in nearly each submarket, partially the determination of prices. Reimbursement of...
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Engines Powered by Renewable Energy, the Network of Filling Stations and Compatibility Decisions
Conrad, Klaus - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 229 (2009) 4, pp. 362-381
Summary The paper addresses entry barriers for a new technology - hydrogen powered cars or cars with fuel cell engines - if the network of its filling stations is missing. We use Hotelling’s model of product differentiation to characterize a situation where an incumbent firm produces the old...
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Bias and Size Effects of Price-Comparison Platforms: Theory and Experimental Evidence
García-Gallego, Aurora; Georgantzís, Nikolaos; … - In: Review of Network Economics 15 (2017) 1, pp. 1-34
Abstract We analyze the impact on consumer prices of some information characteristics of price-comparison search platforms. An equilibrium model where vendors compete in prices and consumers do not observe prices, but can obtain price information through a search platform, is developed. The...
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Competitive Effects of Mass Customization
Loginova, Oksana - In: Review of Marketing Science 10 (2012) 1
Abstract The existing theoretical literature on mass customization maintains that customization reduces product differentiation and intensifies price competition. In contrast, operations management studies argue that customization serves primarily to differentiate a company from its competitors....
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Generic Advertising, Brand Advertising and Price Competition: An Analysis of Free-Riding Effects and Coordination Mechanisms
Roma, Paolo; Perrone, Giovanni - In: Review of Marketing Science 8 (2010) 1
The main purpose of generic advertising is to enlarge the total market demand rather than capturing further slices from competitors. Several studies point out emergence of free-riding behavior under independent contribution and suggest use of coordination mechanism. However, existing literature...
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National culture and inter-tier price competition
Sivakumar, K. - In: Journal of Product & Brand Management 23 (2014) 2, pp. 131-138
Purpose – This research aims to examine the role of national culture dimensions in the nature of tier competition between high-tier brands and low-tier brands. Design/methodology/approach – It starts with a conceptual framework based on prospect theory to explain the asymmetric inter-tier...
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Tariffs and Firm-Level Heterogeneous Fixed Export Costs
Jørgensen, Jan Guldager; Schröder, Philipp J. H. - In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 5 (2006) 1
consumer welfare. We show that both types of trade barriers reduce (increase) the number of exporting (pure domestic) firms … effect for the tariff. Welfare falls when fixed export costs increase and increases for small tariffs and falls for large … tariffs, i.e. there exists a welfare maximizing tariff.  …
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Vertical Foreign Direct Investment, Welfare, and Employment
Elberfeld, Walter; Götz, Georg; Stähler, Frank - In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 5 (2005) 1
Abstract This paper shows that vertical foreign direct investment will reduce prices but the aggregate welfare effect …
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Tariffs and Firm-Level Heterogeneous Fixed Export Costs
Jørgensen, Jan Guldager; Schröder, Philipp J. H. - In: Contributions in Economic Analysis & Policy 5 (2006) 1
welfare. We show that both types of trade barriers reduce (increase) the number of exporting (pure domestic) firms. However … the tariff. Welfare falls when fixed export costs increase and increases for small tariffs and falls for large tariffs, i ….e. there exists a welfare maximizing tariff.  …
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