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Are input prices irrelevant for make-or-buy decisions?

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  • Dennis Weisman

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  • Philip Gayle & Dennis Weisman, 2007. "Are input prices irrelevant for make-or-buy decisions?," Journal of Regulatory Economics, Springer, vol. 32(2), pages 195-207, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:regeco:v:32:y:2007:i:2:p:195-207
    DOI: 10.1007/s11149-007-9030-3
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    13. David Mandy, 2009. "Pricing inputs to induce efficient Make-or-Buy decisions," Journal of Regulatory Economics, Springer, vol. 36(1), pages 29-43, August.
    14. Eltges, Fabian & Fourberg, Niklas & Wiewiorra, Lukas, 2022. "From legacy to the future: Incentivising demand migration through access fees," WIK Working Papers 3a, WIK Wissenschaftliches Institut für Infrastruktur und Kommunikationsdienste GmbH, Bad Honnef.
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    Keywords

    Access charges; Build-or-buy decisions; L43; L51; L22;
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    JEL classification:

    • L43 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Legal Monopolies and Regulation or Deregulation
    • L51 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Economics of Regulation
    • L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure

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