Irina, Suleymanova; Christian, Wey - In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 11 (2011) 1, pp. 1-58
We analyze Bertrand duopoly competition in markets with network effects and consumer switching costs. Depending on the ratio of switching costs to network effects, our model generates four different market patterns: monopolization and market sharing, which can be either preserved or reversed. A...