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Market integration in network industries

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Ana Mauleon () (FNRS and CEREC, FUSL, and CORE)
Vincent Vannetelbosch () (FNRS and CORE, Université catholique de Louvain)
Cecilia Vergari () (Department of Economics, University of Bologne)

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What is the effect of product market integration on the market equilibrium in the presence of international network externalities in consumption? To address this question, we set up a spatial two-country model and we find that the economic forces at work may have an ambiguous effect on prices.

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Volume (Year): 12 (2008)
Issue (Month): 25 ()
Pages: 1-7
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Keywords: Compatibility; horizontal differentiation; network effect.;

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  1. Church, Jeffrey & Gandal, Neil, 1992. "Network Effects, Software Provision, and Standardization," Journal of Industrial Economics, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 40(1), pages 85-103, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Janeba, Eckhard, 2007. "International trade and consumption network externalities," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 51(4), pages 781-803, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. Kazumichi Iwasa & Toru Kikuchi, 2007. "Indirect Network Effects and Trade Patterns," Economics Bulletin, Economics Bulletin, vol. 6(24), pages 1-9. [Downloadable!]
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