Vertical Differentiation and Entry DeterrenceA Reconsideration
- Beloki Mendizabal, Lander
- Usategui Díaz de Otalora, José María
ISSN: 1988-088X
Year of publication: 2005
Issue: 6
Type: Working paper
More publications in: DFAE-II WP Series
Abstract
In this work we emphasize why market coverage should be considered endogenous for a correct analysis of entry deterrence in vertical differentiation models and discuss the implications of this endogeneity for that analysis. We consider contexts without quality costs and also contexts with convex fixed quality costs.