The simultaneous production of different outputs (co-products) is observed in the chemical, material, mineral, and semiconductor industries among others. Often, as with microprocessors, the outputs differ in quality in the vertical sense and firms classify the output into different grades...

The rise of innovation-conscious consumers has led to record demand for products with innovative attributes, such as low-sugar foods and sun-protective clothing. This market trend presents a profit-growth opportunity for established companies, which have dominated the market based on traditional...

A vertically integrated channel would prefer to coordinate the pricing of its products. In this paper, we investigate drivers of product line pricing decisions in a bilateral monopoly where a manufacturer produces and sells two substitutable or complementary products to a retailer. In a...