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作者：Crampes, C; Langinier, C
作者单位：Universite Federale Toulouse Midi-Pyrenees (ComUE); Iowa State University
摘要：A patent grants its owner the right to sue intruders that have been identified. The patent holder must then supervise the market and react in case of infringement. His reaction may be to go to court, to settle, or to accept entry. We investigate how intensive the monitoring effort should be and how it will influence the entry decision. In a simultaneous game, even if the penalty paid by the infringer in case of a finding of liability is high, the patentholder may prefer a settlement to a trial...
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作者：Verboven, F
作者单位：Universite Catholique Louvain; Centre for Economic Policy Research - UK
摘要：The existing tax policies toward gasoline and diesel cars in European countries provide a unique opportunity to analyze quality-based price discrimination and the implied tax incidence. In my econometric framework, consumers choose the type of engine based on their annual mileage; prices are set by the manufacturers. The relative Pricing of gasoline and diesel cars appears to be consistent with monopolistic price discrimination, effectively segmenting low-mileage from high-mileage consumers, O...
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作者：Nevo, A; Wolfram, C
作者单位：University of California System; University of California Berkeley; National Bureau of Economic Research
摘要：We explore the relationship between shelf prices and manufacturers' coupons for 25 ready-to-eat breakfast cereals. We find that shelf prices are lower during periods when coupons are available. This result is inconsistent with static monopoly price discrimination under a broad range of assumptions. We present evidence that is inconsistent with both dynamic theories of price discrimination and explanations of couponing based on the vertical relationship between manufacturers and retailers. We f...
