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Technology Choice and Market Structure : Strategic Aspects of Flexible Manufacturing

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Norman, F
Thisse, J-F

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This paper shows that the adoption of flexible manufacturing techniques by firms leads to a tougher price regime. This need not benefit consumers since the tougher regime deters entry and facilitates segmented market structures.

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Paper provided by Catholique de Louvain - Center for Operations Research and Economics in its series Papers with number 9659.

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Date of creation: 1996
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Keywords: MONOPOLIES OLIGOPOLIES

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D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure and Pricing - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
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L12 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Monopoly; Monopolization Strategies
L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets

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  1. Eaton, B Curtis & Schmitt, Nicolas, 1994. "Flexible Manufacturing and Market Structure," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 84(4), pages 875-88, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  2. Steven C. Salop, 1979. "Monopolistic Competition with Outside Goods," Bell Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 10(1), pages 141-156, Spring. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. Kenneth L. Judd, 1985. "Credible Spatial Preemption," RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 16(2), pages 153-166, Summer. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  4. Eaton, B Curtis & Lipsey, Richard G, 1979. "A Comment on Location and Industrial Efficiency with Free Entry," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, MIT Press, vol. 93(3), pages 447-50, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  5. Judith R. Gelman & Steven C. Salop, 1983. "Judo Economics: Capacity Limitation and Coupon Competition," Bell Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 14(2), pages 315-325, Autumn. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  6. Brander, James A & Eaton, Jonathan, 1984. "Product Line Rivalry," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 74(3), pages 323-34, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  7. MacLeod, W B & Norman, G & Thisse, J-F, 1987. "Competition, Tacit Collusion and Free Entry," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 97(385), pages 189-98, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  8. James D. Reitzes & David T. Levy, 1995. "Price Discrimination and Mergers," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 28(2), pages 427-36, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  9. Thisse, Jacques-Francois & Vives, Xavier, 1988. "On the Strategic Choice of Spatial Price Policy," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 78(1), pages 122-37, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  10. MacLeod, W.B. & Norman, G. & Thisse, J.-F., 1988. "Price discrimination and equilibrium in monopolistic competition," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 6(4), pages 429-446. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  11. Chang, Myong-Hun, 1993. "Flexible Manufacturing, Uncertain Consumer Tastes, and Strategic Entry Deterrence," Journal of Industrial Economics, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 41(1), pages 77-90, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  12. B. Curtis Eaton & Myrna Holtz Wooders, 1985. "Sophisticated Entry in a Model of Spatial Competition," RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 16(2), pages 282-297, Summer. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Gilbert E. Metcalf & George Norman, 2002. "Oligopoly Deregulation in General Equilibrium: A Tax Neutralization Result," Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University 0210, Department of Economics, Tufts University. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Gilbert E. Metcalf & George Norman, 2002. "Oligopoly Deregulation and the Taxation of Commodities," Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University 0209, Department of Economics, Tufts University. [Downloadable!]
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  3. José Pontes, 2007. "Networks and firm location," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer, vol. 41(4), pages 897-909, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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    • José Pedro Pontes, 2006. "Networks and Firm Location," Working Papers 2006/09, Department of Economics at the School of Economics and Management (ISEG), Technical University of Lisbon.. [Downloadable!]
  4. Eckel, Carsten & Neary, J Peter, 2006. "Multi-Product Firms and Flexible Manufacturing in the Global Economy," CEPR Discussion Papers 5941, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  5. Ana Faria & Paul Fenn & Alistair Bruce, 2005. "Production technologies and technical efficiency: evidence from Portuguese manufacturing industry," Applied Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 37(9), pages 1037-1046, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  6. George Norman, 2000. "The Relative Advantages of Flexible versus Designated Manufacturing Technologies," Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University 0019, Department of Economics, Tufts University. [Downloadable!]
  7. Carsten Eckel, 2005. "International Trade, Flexible Manufacturing and Outsourcing," Center for European, Governance and Economic Development Research (cege) Discussion Papers 45, Center for European, Governance and Economic Development Research, University of Goettingen (Germany).. [Downloadable!]
  8. Daisuke Shimizu & Toshihiro Matsumura, 2003. "Equilibria for circular spatial Cournot markets," Economics Bulletin, Economics Bulletin, vol. 18(1), pages 1-9. [Downloadable!]
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