Footnote:
In: Journal of Economics, Vol. 112(1), pp 47-60, May 2014
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments January 16, 2013 erstellt
Description:
This paper constructs a model of anticompetitive exclusive dealings with potential downstream competition. Unlike in previous studies, the incumbent can establish a direct retailer with some fixed payment and can offer an exclusive contract to a downstream buyer twice. We show that the existence of these two options helps the incumbent deter socially efficient entry and earn almost monopoly profits even in the absence of scale economies and downstream competition