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Product differentiation, demand expansion and the welfare effects of cross‐ownership

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  • Swapnendu Banerjee
  • Arijit Mukherjee
  • Sougata Poddar

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We show the effects of cross‐ownership on product differentiation, consumer surplus and welfare under Cournot and Bertrand competition. Under Cournot competition, cross‐ownership increases (decreases) product differentiation if demand expansion following product differentiation is large (small). Under Bertrand competition, cross‐ownership may increase or decrease product differentiation regardless of the demand expansion effect of product differentiation. Cross‐ownership may increase consumer surplus and welfare under both Cournot and Bertrand competition. Demand expansion following product differentiation and the type of product market competition play important roles for the effects of cross‐ownership in an industry with endogenous product differentiation. We also show that Cournot competition may create higher consumer surplus and welfare compared with Bertrand competition. Effets de la propriété croisée sur la différenciation des produits, l'expansion de la demande et le bien‐être Nous démontrons les effets de la propriété croisée sur la différenciation des produits, le surplus du consommateur et le bien‐être dans le cadre de la concurrence de Cournot et de Bertrand. Dans le cadre de la concurrence de Cournot, la propriété croisée augmente (diminue) la différenciation des produits si l'expansion de la demande consécutive à la différenciation des produits est grande (petite). Dans le cadre de la concurrence de Bertrand, la propriété croisée peut augmenter ou diminuer la différenciation des produits sans égard à l'effet d'expansion de la demande causée par la différenciation des produits. La propriété croisée peut augmenter le surplus du consommateur et le bien‐être à la fois dans la concurrence de Cournot et de Bertrand. L'expansion de la demande consécutive à la différenciation des produits et le type de concurrence sur les marchés de produits jouent des rôles importants sur les effets de la propriété croisée dans une industrie ayant une différenciation de produits endogène. Nous démontrons également que la concurrence de Cournot pourrait engendrer un surplus du consommateur et un bien‐être supérieurs comparativement à la concurrence de Bertrand.

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  • Swapnendu Banerjee & Arijit Mukherjee & Sougata Poddar, 2025. "Product differentiation, demand expansion and the welfare effects of cross‐ownership," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 58(1), pages 193-226, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:canjec:v:58:y:2025:i:1:p:193-226
    DOI: 10.1111/caje.12759
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