Title: Vertical Differentiation: Multiproduct Strategy to Face Entry?
Abstract:In this paper, we consider an incumbent firm facing potential entry in a vertical differentiation model a la Mussa and Rosen where consumers differ only by their intensity of preference for quality. W...In this paper, we consider an incumbent firm facing potential entry in a vertical differentiation model a la Mussa and Rosen where consumers differ only by their intensity of preference for quality. We ask whether the incumbent firm has the incentive to adopt a multi-product strategy in order to face entry, in a natural duopoly case. It turns out that this strategy is never profitable and that an incumbent always prefers to produce one quality. It appears that either a cost effect or an income dispersion are necessary to urge producers to offer several products.Read More
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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