In this paper we study the implications of service level guarantees (SLGs) in a model of oligopoly competition where … oligopoly models of price competition, greatly simplifying the analysis of this otherwise complex competitive scenario. Notably …, we find that when costs in the original game are convex, the resulting equivalent pricing game also has convex costs …

allow for competition between complements on one side of the market. Consider two complements, A and B, where the A+B bundle … is valuable only when purchased together. Good A is supplied by a monopolist(e.g., Microsoft) and there is competition in … strategy equilibrium exists with two B firms active in the market. Although there is competition in the complement market, the …

This paper discusses the economics of the Internet backbone. I discuss competition on the Internet backbone as well as … relevant competition policy issues. In particular, I show how public protocols, ease of entry, very fast network expansion … large web site to multiple ISPs (customer multi-homing) enhance price competition and make it very unlikely that any firm …

We empirically investigate the platform competition in the online daily deals promotion market that is characterized by …

the bidding competition among incumbents over the innovations of entrepreneurs. …

This paper studies whether competition may induce firms abandoning deceptive pricing strategies aimed to profit from … mistaken choices of consumers. The empirical analysis focuses on the pricing practices of early U.S. cellular firms, both under … cooperate, thus reducing the return to their investment, then they commonly turn to foggy pricing. …