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dc.contributor.authorForos, Øystein
dc.contributor.authorKind, Hans Jarle
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-13T11:06:26Z
dc.date.available2017-11-13T11:06:26Z
dc.date.issued2017-06
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2465763
dc.description.abstractIn 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 on the latter. We show that if upstream marginal costs are decreasing in sales volume, then a partnership between downstream rivals will make them less aggressive. However, a partnership might nonetheless induce both partners and non-partners to charge lower prices. We also show that it might be better for two firms to form a partnership and compete downstream than to merge. Somewhat paradoxically, this is true if they compete fiercely in the downstream market with a third firm. The reason is that a merger is de facto a commitment to set higher prices. Under aggressive competition from the third firm, the members will not want to make such a commitment when upstream marginal costs are decreasing in output.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherSNFnb_NO
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorking paper;2017:6
dc.titleUpstream partnerships among competitors when size mattersnb_NO
dc.typeWorking papernb_NO


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