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Refusal to Deal and Investment in Product Quality

In: Economic and Legal Issues in Competition, Intellectual Property, Bankruptcy, and the Cost of Raising Children

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Keywords: Refusal to deal, vertical exclusion, endogenous sunk cost, L13, L12, L22, L41

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  • Stephen Martin, 2015. "Refusal to Deal and Investment in Product Quality," Research in Law and Economics, in: Economic and Legal Issues in Competition, Intellectual Property, Bankruptcy, and the Cost of Raising Children, volume 27, pages 43-66, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:rlwezz:s0193-589520150000027002
    DOI: 10.1108/S0193-589520150000027002
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    Keywords

    refusal to deal; vertical exclusion; endogenous sunk cost; l13; l12; l22; l41;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
    • L12 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Monopoly; Monopolization Strategies
    • L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure
    • L41 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices

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