When do markets tip? A cognitive hierarchy approach

Marketing Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 431-453

  Hossain, Tanjim ^a   Morgan, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bounded rationality; Cognitive hierarchy; Platform competition; Vertical and horizontal differentiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878246135     PISSN: 07322399     EISSN: 1526548X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mksc.1120.0770     Document Type: Article

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