Vertical product differentiation, entry-deterrence strategies, and entry qualities

Review of Industrial Organization

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 227-252

  Noh, Yong Hwan ^a   Moschini, Giancarlo ^b  

^a Export Import Bank of Korea   (South Korea)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entry deterrence; Quality choice; Stackelberg duopoly; Vertical product differentiation

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIATION; MARKET CONDITIONS; MODEL; PRICE DETERMINATION; PRICE DYNAMICS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCTION COST;

EID: 33751201266     PISSN: 0889938X     EISSN: 15737160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11151-006-9115-7     Document Type: Article

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