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Equilibrium in Competing Networks with Differentiated Products

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  • André de Palma

    (Université de Genève, Genève, Switzerland)

  • Luc Leruth

    (Asian Development Bank and Solvay Business School, Manilla, Philippines)

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We study “positive network externalities” in a horizontally differentiated industry. We show that a symmetric Nash equilibrium in prices exists if and only if the degree of product differentiation is sufficiently large. We also study the impact of larger or lower compatibility on equilibrium prices.

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  • André de Palma & Luc Leruth, 1993. "Equilibrium in Competing Networks with Differentiated Products," Transportation Science, INFORMS, vol. 27(1), pages 73-80, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ortrsc:v:27:y:1993:i:1:p:73-80
    DOI: 10.1287/trsc.27.1.73
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