We empirically study the impact of entry of a new theater on two important product decisions that incumbents in the movie exhibition industry face: 1) whether to invest in screening movies that are expected to be popular and 2) when to adopt new releases. For theaters, both of these decisions...

The introduction of retail competition in various states in United States was expected to lower electricity bills, expand the choice set of consumers, and encourage horizontal differentiation by providing value-added services. However, to date, most regulators in states with retail choice often...

In this paper, we study competitive response to a product innovation. We consider the dynamic interaction between a “Defender†(a firm with a first generation product) and an “Attacker†(a firm with a second generation product). The second generation product entry decision of...