skewed pricing by two-sided platform businesses. In both the Rochet-Tirole (2003) and Armstrong (2006) models, however …, skewed pricing may simply reflect substantial differences between side-specific demand functions; non-concavity is not …-concavity to be prevalent. In the Armstrong (2006) model, non-concavity is not sufficient for skewed pricing. In both models, non …

generation product entry decision of the Defender, as well as the pricing decisions of both firms, are analyzed. Analytical … results are derived by developing a 3-period pricing game, and studying closed-loop policies for a Nash equilibrium. These …. Some empirical support for our analytical results is also provided by pricing data and information on the timing of …

pricing policy (a constant price), and then decide on the specific prices. We numerically solve for the sub-game perfect …

pricing collusion among one another, we show that having a very strong store brand can hurt the retailer by increasing the …

this paper, we consider the use of promotion-free (PF) retail pricing by stores selling durable products, where PF pricing …. Further, we show that a store can follow a PF pricing strategy in equilibrium, when competing with another store following a … PF pricing or a promotional pricing strategy, and we characterize the conditions that support each type of equilibrium …

We study the relationship between pricing and advertising decisions in a distribution channel where national brands are … marketplace. In particular, we find that advertising that expands the national brands' sales gives pricing power to manufacturers …

prices for unfamiliar food with a high functional risk. This paper describes how Pay-What-You-Want (PWYW), a new pricing …