Sequential Spatial Competition in Vertically Related industries with Different Product Varieties

Beladi, Hamid and Chakrabarti, Avik and Marjit, Sugata (2009): Sequential Spatial Competition in Vertically Related industries with Different Product Varieties.

Abstract

We demonstrate the sensitivity of the location of downstream firms, engaged in sequential spatial competition, to the vertical structure of an industry where no downstream firm can produce all varieties demanded.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Product-differentiation; Price-discrimination; Spatial competition; Firm-location; Merger.
• Subjects: L - Industrial Organization > L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance > L13 - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets; L - Industrial Organization > L4 - Antitrust Issues and Policies > L42 - Vertical Restraints ; Resale Price Maintenance ; Quantity Discounts; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R3 - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location > R32 - Other Spatial Production and Pricing Analysis; D - Microeconomics > D4 - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design > D43 - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection

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