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Cournot is More Competitive than Bertrand! Upstream Monopoly with Two-part Tariffs

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  • Maria Alipranti
  • Emmanuel Petrakis

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  • Maria Alipranti & Emmanuel Petrakis, 2013. "Cournot is More Competitive than Bertrand! Upstream Monopoly with Two-part Tariffs," Working Papers 1305, University of Crete, Department of Economics.
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    Keywords

    Vertical relations; Betrand; Cournot; Two-part tariffs;
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    JEL classification:

    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
    • L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure
    • D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection

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