Strategic alliances as Stackelberg cartels - Concept and equilibrium alliance structure

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 257-282

  Morasch, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coalition formation; D21; D43; L13; L41; Oligopoly; Strategic alliances; Strategic contracts

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034387415     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7187(98)00045-9     Document Type: Article

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