"Double marginalization" and "Elimination of Double marginalization" are catch-phrases commonly used in the IO literature. In this note, I trace back the origin of the idea to Chapter IX, on complementary goods monopolies, of Cournot (1838). Through the years Cournot's contribution remained a...

This paper provides an overview of RePEc a digital platform for the dissemination of research in economics. Specifically, the focus is on RePEc's main author ranking, which aggregates 36 different rankings based on a range of criteria. The paper first describes the logic behind the ranking and...

[eng] Within a vertical relationship between a producer and a retailer we study each side’s incentives to certify the quality of a product. Without certification, consumers are not informed about quality. We show that this certification issue generates new conflicts between producer and...

Nous examinons, dans le cadre d'une relation verticale entre un producteuret un distributeur, les incitations que reçoivent chacun des agents à certierun produit de qualité inconnue des consommateurs. Nous montrons que cettedécision est à l'origine de conits additionnels entre l'amont et...