Rey and Tirole [Handbook of Industrial Organization. Amsterdam: Elsevier (2005)] considered a model in which a monopolist sells to downstream firms using nonlinear contracts. They showed that banning price discrimination fully restores the supplier’s ability to leverage its monopoly power by...

[eng] Within-brand and within-store competition: a determinant analysis of the balance of power between manufacturers and retailers - The growing importance of mass distribution has transformed the balance of power between manufacturers and retailers. Regarding the limited effectiveness of...

[eng] Vertical relationships between manufacturers and retailers: determinants and consequences of the buying power - For many years now, relationships between retailers and manufacturers have always been tense and some of the strategies denounced as abusive. This raises doubts regarding the...