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Sequential Product Innovation and Industry Evolution

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  • Beath, John
  • Katsoulacos, Yannis
  • Ulph, David

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A certain sequence of innovations in a vertically differentiated good is considered. Two firms are engaged in a series of bidding games to acquire the (infinitely- lived) patents to these. Managerial diseconomies restrict firms to producing a single good which is chosen optimally from the set of patents owned by the firm. Product market equilibrium is Bertrand. Two theorems provide (1) a sufficient condition for the current leader to be overthrown (action-reaction) and (2) a necessary and sufficient condition for persistent dominance. An illustrative example shows that sequences satisfying these conditions can always be constructed. Copyright 1987 by Royal Economic Society.

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  • Beath, John & Katsoulacos, Yannis & Ulph, David, 1987. "Sequential Product Innovation and Industry Evolution," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 97(388a), pages 32-43, Supplemen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ecj:econjl:v:97:y:1987:i:388a:p:32-43
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