Entry deterrence and innovation in durable-goods monopoly

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Autoren

  • Heidrum C. Hoppe
  • In Ho Lee

Externe Organisationen

  • Universität Hamburg
  • Seoul National University
  • University of Southampton
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)1011-1036
Seitenumfang26
FachzeitschriftEuropean economic review
Jahrgang47
Ausgabenummer6
Frühes Online-Datum17 Dez. 2002
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Dez. 2003
Extern publiziertJa

Abstract

This paper investigates the efficiency of innovation investments in a durable-goods monopoly when a potential entrant threatens to innovate as well. We show that the durability of the good endows the monopolist with the power to discourage rival innovation since current sales alter the demand for a new generation of the good. The equilibrium is therefore determined not only by the incentive for intertemporal price discrimination in durable-goods monopoly, but also by the incumbent's concern for maintaining the technological leadership. We demonstrate that entry deterrence followed by no innovation always implies underinvestment in innovation.

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Entry deterrence and innovation in durable-goods monopoly. / Hoppe, Heidrum C.; Lee, In Ho.
in: European economic review, Jahrgang 47, Nr. 6, 12.2003, S. 1011-1036.

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Hoppe HC, Lee IH. Entry deterrence and innovation in durable-goods monopoly. European economic review. 2003 Dez;47(6):1011-1036. Epub 2002 Dez 17. doi: 10.1016/S0014-2921(02)00231-3
Hoppe, Heidrum C. ; Lee, In Ho. / Entry deterrence and innovation in durable-goods monopoly. in: European economic review. 2003 ; Jahrgang 47, Nr. 6. S. 1011-1036.
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