Horizontal mergers, cost savings, and network effects

DOI10.1111/BOER.12339zbMATH Open1530.91321OpenAlexW4221021422MaRDI QIDQ6076786FDOQ6076786

Authors: Alexander Rasch 

Publication date: 17 October 2023

Published in: Bulletin of Economic Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/boer.12339

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zbMATH Keywords

compatibilityhorizontal differentiationcost savingshorizontal mergernetwork effect

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Special types of economic markets (including Cournot, Bertrand) (91B54)

Cites Work

• Merger, partial collusion and relocation
• Strategic delegation under price competition and network effects
• Non-monotonic network effects and market entry

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