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Price competition in the presence of rapid innovation and imitation: the case of digital cameras

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High-tech rivalry typically involves sellers introducing a sequence of models each offering greater capacity/functionality. Given heterogeneous consumers this both creates and erodes any quality/novelty premium as innovation segments the market and imitation then populates the segments so created. We present a hedonic price analysis using a unique US digital camera database. This confirms the intensity of the quality-adjusted price fall and the dominance of vertical differentiation and identifies a premium for frontier models.

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  • S. Thompson, 2009. "Price competition in the presence of rapid innovation and imitation: the case of digital cameras," Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(1), pages 93-106.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ecinnt:v:18:y:2009:i:1:p:93-106
    DOI: 10.1080/10438590701672165
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