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A note on the social efficiency of free entry in Cournot oligopoly in a pure network goods market

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We explore the social efficiency of free entry in a pure network goods market where Cournot oligopolistic competition prevails and consumers have passive expectations. Focusing on network compatibility between firms, we consider the cases of two network systems: a firm‐specific system and a single industry‐wide network system. We demonstrate the following results. In the firm‐specific network system, the number of firms under free entry is socially excessive compared with the second‐best criteria. However, in the single industry‐wide network system, if the elasticity of network effects in relation to the expected network sizes is sufficiently large, the number of firms under free entry is socially insufficient compared with the second‐best criteria. Otherwise, socially excessive entry arises. We also examine the same issue in the case of a mixed network goods market.

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  • Tsuyoshi Toshimitsu, 2024. "A note on the social efficiency of free entry in Cournot oligopoly in a pure network goods market," Manchester School, University of Manchester, vol. 92(1), pages 1-19, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:manchs:v:92:y:2024:i:1:p:1-19
    DOI: 10.1111/manc.12447
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