Blar i NHH Brage på forfatter "Foros, Øystein"
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Prisovervåkning i det norske dagligvaremarkedet : En casestudie av prisovervåkning mellom Rema, Extra og Kiwi, og de konkurransemessige effektene av dette
Helgø, Halvar; Kilstad, Thea Celine (Master thesis, 2021)I denne utredningen er det tatt utgangspunkt i at den regulerte prisjegeravtalen mellom dagligvarekjedene i Norge opphørte høsten 2020, og at Konkurransetilsynet har varslet en gigantbot til aktørene med bakgrunn i ... -
Product quality, competition, and multi-purchasing
Anderson, Simon P.; Foros, Øystein; Kind, Hans Jarle (Discussion paper;2012:9, Working paper, 2012-08)In a Hotelling duopoly model, we introduce quality that is more appreciated by closer consumers. Then higher common quality raises equilibrium prices, in contrast to the standard neutrality result. Furthermore, we allow ... -
Raising rivals’ costs or improving efficiency? : an exploratory study of managers’ views on backward integration in the grocery market
Bernes, Hanna Skjervheim; Flo, Isabel Marie; Foros, Øystein; Kind, Hans Jarle (Working paper;2017:5, Working paper, 2017-06)Large retail grocery chains’ backward integration into distribution, procurement and production is controversial, and has received a lot of attention by both policymakers and market players. If a large retail chain for ... -
Resale price maintenance and restrictions on dominant firm and industry-wide adoption
Foros, Øystein; Kind, Hans Jarle; Shaffer, Greg (Discussion paper, Working paper, 2007-06)This paper examines the use of market-share thresholds (safe harbors) in evaluating whether a given vertical practice should be challenged. Such thresholds are typically found in vertical restraints guidelines (e.g., the ... -
Selvbetjente kasser – kommet for å bli? : en kvalitativ studie av innføring av selvbetjente kasser i norske dagligvarebutikker
Mørk, Cathrine; Tordal, Elisabeth (Master thesis, 2018)I denne utredningen forsøker vi å kartlegge fenomenet selvbetjente kasser i det norske dagligvaremarkedet. Stadig flere norske dagligvarebutikker innfører selvbetjente kasser. Gjennom intervju med syv ledere i dagligvarebutikker ... -
Size-based input price discrimination under endogenous inside options
Evensen, Charlotte B.; Foros, Øystein; Haugen, Atle; Kind, Hans Jarle (DP SAM;06/2021, Working paper, 2021-03)Individual retailers may choose to invest in a substitute to a dominant supplier’s products (inside option) as a way of improving its position towards the supplier. Given that a large retailer has stronger investment ... -
Size-based input price discrimination under endogenous inside options
Evensen, Charlotte B.; Foros, Øystein; Haugen, Atle; Kind, Hans Jarle (Discussion paper;4/21, Working paper, 2021-03-04)Individual retailers may choose to invest in a substitute to a dominant supplier’s products (inside option) as a way of improving its position towards the supplier. Given that a large retailer has stronger investment ... -
Slotting allowances to coordinate manufacturers’ retail sales effort
Foros, Øystein; Kind, Hans Jarle; Sand, Jan Yngve (Working paper, Working paper, 2007-07)Slotting allowances are fees paid by manufacturers to get access to retailers’ shelf space. Although the main attention towards slotting allowances has been within the grocery industry, slotting allowances have also been ... -
The SMS bandwagon in Norway : what made the market?
Andersson, Kjetil; Foros, Øystein; Steen, Frode (Working paper, Working paper, 2004-06)Short Message Service (SMS) has been an overwhelming success in Europe, substantially larger than in the United States. In relative terms Norway represents one of the largest SMS markets in the world. The aim of the paper ... -
Strategic investments with spillovers, vertical integration and foreclosure in the broadband access market
Foros, Øystein (Discussion paper, Working paper, 2002-06)We analyse competition between two firms (ISPs) in the retail market for broadband access. One of the firms is vertically integrated and controls the input market for local access. The vertically integrated firm undertakes ... -
Strategic investments with spillovers, vertical integration and foreclosure in the broadband access market
Foros, Øystein (Working paper, Working paper, 2000-12)We analyze competition between two firms (ISPs) in the retail market for broadband internet connectivity. One of the firms is vertically integrated and controls the input market for local broadband access. The vertically ... -
Strategic regulation policy in the internet
Foros, Øystein; Kind, Hans Jarle; Sørgard, Lars (Working Paper, Working paper, 2004-07)Some countries are net importers while others are net exporters of global backbone access, content and other Internet services. At the same time, input components like local access are non-traded. This paper analyzes a ... -
Tax-free digital news?
Foros, Øystein; Kind, Hans Jarle; Wyndham, Timothy G.A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)News platforms are struggling. Their printed readership is predominantly old, and their digital product struggles to win the attention of the young. For several decades tax reductions have been used in Europe to increase ... -
Text and voice : complements, substitutes or both?
Andersson, Kjetil; Foros, Øystein; Steen, Frode (Working paper, Working paper, 2005)Text messaging has become an important revenue component for European and Asian mobile operators. We develop a simple model of demand for mobile services incorporating the existence of call externalities and network effects. ... -
Text and voice : complements, substitutes or both?
Andersson, Kjetil; Foros, Øystein; Steen, Frode (Discussion paper, Working paper, 2005)Text messaging has become an important revenue component for European and Asian mobile operators. We develop a simple model of demand for mobile services incorporating the existence of call externalities and network ... -
The effects of a day off from retail price competition : evidence on consumer behavior and firm performance in gasoline retailing
Foros, Øystein; Nguyen, Mai Thi; Steen, Frode (Working paper;2017:11, Working paper, 2017-08)First, we analyze how regular days off from competition and a time-dependent price pattern affect firm performance. Second, we examine the effects on firms’ profitability from consumers’ changing search- and timing behavior. ... -
The Effects of a Day Off from Retail Price Competition: Evidence on Consumer Behavior and Firm Performance in Gasoline Retailing
Foros, Øystein; Nguyen, Mai Thi; Steen, Frode (Discussion paper;9/17, Working paper, 2017-07-06)First, we analyze how regular days off from competition and a time-dependent price pattern affect firm performance. Second, we examine the effects on firms' profitability from consumers’ changing search- and timing behavior. ... -
The Effects of a Day Off from Retail Price Competition: Evidence on Consumer Behavior and Firm Performance in Gasoline Retailing.
Foros, Øystein; Nguyen-Ones, Mai; Steen, Frode (DP SAM;1/2018, Working paper, 2018-01)First, we analyze how regular days off from competition and a time-dependent price pattern affect firm performance. Second, we examine the effects on firms' profitability from consumers’ changing search- and timing behavior. ... -
Turning the page on business formats for digital platforms : does Apple's agency model soften competition?
Foros, Øystein; Kind, Hans Jarle; Shaffer, Greg (Working paper;06/14, Working paper, 2014-04)The agency model used by Apple and other platform providers such as Google allows upstream rms (content providers like book publishers and developers of apps) to choose the retail prices of their products (RPM) subject ... -
Upstream partnerships among competitors when size matters
Foros, Øystein; Kind, Hans Jarle (Working paper;2017:6, Working paper, 2017-06)In several industries, downstream competitors form upstream partnerships. An important rationale is that higher aggregate upstream volume might generate efficiencies that reduce both fixed and marginal costs. Our focus is ...