On the merger paradox and asymmetric product differentiation
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Keywords
merger paradox; quantity-setting game; price-setting game; asymmetric product differentiation;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
- 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
- L41 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BEC-2018-02-26 (Business Economics)
- NEP-COM-2018-02-26 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-GTH-2018-02-26 (Game Theory)
- NEP-IND-2018-02-26 (Industrial Organization)
- NEP-MIC-2018-02-26 (Microeconomics)
- NEP-MKT-2018-02-26 (Marketing)
- NEP-ORE-2018-02-26 (Operations Research)
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