This paper develops analytical results and insights for the mixed bundling problem of pricing a product line consisting of two component goods and a bundle of the two goods. Consumer valuations for the two goods follow a symmetric bivariate uniform distribution, a setting which has previously...

Many markets feature an economic structure with value co-created by multiple producers whose outputs are sold as a common bundle by a producer-consortium or independent firm. Examples include in-home video entertainment, technology goods and services, multi-sourced data platforms, and patent...

This paper studies product bundling in a distribution channel where a downstream retailer combines component goods produced by separate manufacturers acting independently. Past literature offers deep insights about bundling by a single firm whose unit costs are not impacted by choice of selling...