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Competition, comparison, and innovation

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Competitive firms can make a comparison with each other and easily figure out the better strategy, while monopoly firms cannot. Therefore, a competitive firm may be more likely to try low cost innovations than a monopoly firm may.

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  • Hahn, Sunku, 2010. "Competition, comparison, and innovation," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 106(2), pages 122-124, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:106:y:2010:i:2:p:122-124
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