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Market size effects on long-run demand of a network good

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  • Dai Zusai

    (Department of Economics, Temple University)

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We consider optimal dynamic pricing under a network externality. We construct the demand dynamic of the network good from the aggregate best response dynamic of agents who have different adoption costs. When the distribution of adoption costs is convex, expansion of potential market inevitably enlarges long-run demand.

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  • Dai Zusai, 2015. "Market size effects on long-run demand of a network good," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 35(4), pages 2768-2775.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-14-00436
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    Keywords

    entry game; platform; dynamic optimization; network externality; size effects; non-concavity;
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    JEL classification:

    • L1 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance
    • D4 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design

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