Bilateral oligopoly - The efficiency of intermediate goods markets

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 884-907

  Björnerstedt, Jonas ^a   Stennek, Johan ^b,c  

^a Swedish Competition Authority   (Sweden)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bargaining; Bilateral oligopoly; Intermediate goods; Market network; Trade links

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COSTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BILATERAL OLIGOPOLY; INTERMEDIATE GOODS; MARKET NETWORK; TRADE LINKS;

MARKETING;

EID: 34848900478     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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