Analysis of Merger Control in A Network Products Market
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- Tsuyoshi Toshimitsu, 2019. "Analysis of Merger Control in a Network Products Market," Manchester School, University of Manchester, vol. 87(5), pages 678-693, September.
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Keywords
horizontal merger; antitrust policy; network externality; compatibility; consumer surplus standard; horizontally differentiated Cournot competition;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
- K21 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Antitrust Law
- L12 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Monopoly; Monopolization Strategies
- L15 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Information and Product Quality
- L41 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BEC-2017-12-11 (Business Economics)
- NEP-COM-2017-12-11 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-GTH-2017-12-11 (Game Theory)
- NEP-IND-2017-12-11 (Industrial Organization)
- NEP-LAW-2017-12-11 (Law and Economics)
- NEP-MIC-2017-12-11 (Microeconomics)
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