How Does Income Inequality Affect Market Outcomes in Vertically Differentiated Markets?
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- Yurko, Anna V., 2011. "How does income inequality affect market outcomes in vertically differentiated markets?," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 29(4), pages 493-503, July.
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Keywords
vertical differentiation; income inequality; computational game theory;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C61 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis
- L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
- L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-COM-2007-07-20 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-MKT-2007-07-20 (Marketing)
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