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Direct-to-Consumer Advertising in Pharmaceutical Markets
Brekke, Kurt R.; Kuhn, Michael - Institutt for Økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen - 2003
We study effects of direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) in a market with two pharmaceutical firms providing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008914353
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Why is on-net traffic cheaper than off-net traffic? Access markup as a collusive device and a barrier to entry
Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl; Vagstad, Steinar - Institutt for Økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen - 2004
Received literature have shown that if competing networks are restricted to linear and uniform pricing, high access charges can facilitate collusion; a result that breaks down if we allow for non-linear and discriminatory pricing, however. In this paper we add unbalanced calling pattern to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008919566
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Does Vertical Integration Promote Downstream Incomplete Collusion? An Evaluation of Static and Dynamic Stability
Cunha, Mariana; Sarmento, Paula - Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Porto - 2012
This paper analyzes the impact of vertical integration on the static and dynamic stability of downstream incomplete collusion. It is shown that a vertical merger between an upstream firm and a downstream cartel or fringe firm promotes downstream collusion, under certain conditions on the market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010634124
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Properties of a Non-Competitive Electricity Market Dominated by Hydroelectric Power
Hoel, Michael; Førsund, Finn R. - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2004
An important conclusion from the literature on hydropower is that if there are no other constraints than the available water reservoirs for a year, and operating costs are ignored, the competitive (and socially optimal) outcome is characterized by the (present value) price being constant through...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005385330
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Do Consumers Benefit from Concentration in the New Economy? A Review of Google's Mergers, Acquisitions, and Arrangements
Beschorner, Patrick Frank Ernst - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2008
!'s search advertising business. Two of the deals have not raised antitrust concerns by competition authorities. I review these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098310
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The Virtual Location of E-Tailers: Evidence from a B2C E-Commerce Market
Häring, Julia - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2005
analysis, an e-tailer?s Internet search engine rank as well as its advertising activities in search engines serve as proxies … with investments in online advertising. Moreover, banner ads seem to serve as price advertising mechanism, whereas …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005098351
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Exposing agricultural cooperatives to competition.
Linnerud, Kristin; Vagstad, Steinar - Institutt for Økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen - 2008
We examine the optimal regulation of agricultural markets when farmers have organized their activity in a cooperative which is the monopoly supplier of an upstream product and which competes with a single rival firm in selling a homogenous downstream product. The rival's marginal cost is private...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008876367
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An economic analysis of online streaming. How the music industry can generate revenues from cloud computing
Thomes, Tim Paul - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
subscribe to a service which provides free-of-charge access to streaming music and which is funded by advertising, or to pay a …-of-charge for subscribers if advertising imposes a weak nuisance to music consumers. If this is the case, and by imposing an … endogenously determined level of advertising which is provided by homogeneous advertisers, we find that a monopolistic streaming …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009211178
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Marketing via Friends: Strategic Diffusion of Information in Social Networks with Homophily
Chuhay, Roman - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2010
The paper studies the impact of homophily on the optimal strategies of a monopolist, whose marketing campaign of new product relies on a word of mouth communication. Homophily is a tendency of people to interact more with those who are similar to them. In the model there are two types of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008674339
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An economic analysis of online streaming: How the music industry can generate revenues from cloud computing
Thomes, Tim Paul - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
subscribe to a service which provides free-of-charge access to streaming music and which is funded by advertising, or to pay a … investigation shows that it can be highly profitable to launch a business which is free-of-charge for subscribers if advertising … advertising which will be provided by homogeneous advertisers, the analysis shows that the monopolistic streaming service …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009283660