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To Acquire, or To Compete? An Entry Dilemma

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  • Ornella Tarola

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  • Jean Gabszewicz

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  • Didier Laussel

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In this paper we address the following question : is it more profitable, for an entrant in a differentiated market, to acquire an existing firm than to compete? We illustrate the answer by considering competition in the banking sector.

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Article provided by Springer in its journal Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade.

Volume (Year): 11 (2011)
Issue (Month): 4 (December)
Pages: 369-383

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Handle: RePEc:kap:jincot:v:11:y:2011:i:4:p:369-383

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Keywords: vertical differentiation; acquisition; entry; banking competition; G34; L13; L22;

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  1. Luciano Fanti & Luca Gori, 2011. "Stability analysis in a Bertrand duopoly with different product quality and heterogeneous expectations," Discussion Papers 2011/122, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche (DSE), University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

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