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Competition or Predation? Schumpeterian Rivalry in Network MarketsJoseph FarrellUniversity of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics Michael L. KatzUniversity of California, Berkeley - Economic Analysis & Policy Group August 2001 UC Berkeley Competition Policy Center Working Paper No. CPC01-23 Abstract: We explore the logic of predation and rules designed to prevent it in markets subject to network effects. Although, as many have informally argued, predatory behavior is plausibly more likely to succeed in such markets, we find that it is particularly hard to intervene in network markets in ways that improve welfare. We find that imposition of the leading proposals for rules against predatory pricing may lower or raise consumer welfare, depending on conditions that may be difficult to identify in practice.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 37 Keywords: market structure, monopoly, networks, PB JEL Classification: L12, L15, L41 working papers seriesDate posted: February 27, 2004Suggested CitationContact Information
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