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Competitive product lines with quality constraints

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  • Udo Schmidt-Mohr
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  • Udo Schmidt-Mohr & J. Villas-Boas, 2008. "Competitive product lines with quality constraints," Quantitative Marketing and Economics (QME), Springer, vol. 6(1), pages 1-16, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:qmktec:v:6:y:2008:i:1:p:1-16
    DOI: 10.1007/s11129-007-9021-9
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    Keywords

    Product lines; Competition; Price discrimination; D82; L13; L15;
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    JEL classification:

    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
    • L15 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Information and Product Quality

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