An antitrust analysis of bundled loyalty discounts

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1132-1152

  Greenlee, Patrick ^a   Reitman, David ^b   Sibley, David S ^c  

^a United States Department of Justice   (United States)

^b CRAI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bundling; L42; Market share discount; Ortho test; Predation; Tying

Indexed keywords

MARKETING; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; SALES; TESTING;

COMPETITION LAWS; CONSUMER SURPLUS (CS); ELSEVIER (CO); EXAMPLE BASED; NUMERICAL EXAMPLES; PREDATORY PRICING; TRACK CHANGES; WELFARE EFFECTS;

COMPETITION;

EID: 47949127421     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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