Entry and experimentation in oligopolistic markets for experience goods

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1201-1213

  Krähmer, Daniel ^a  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asymmetric information; Bandit problem; Bertrand competition; Entry; Experimentation

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL;

EXPERIENCE GOODS;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0042014230     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7187(03)00032-8     Document Type: Article

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