The Strategic Use of Tying to Preserve and Create Market Power in Evolving Industries

66 Pages Posted: 25 Jan 1999 Last revised: 2 Sep 2022

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Dennis W. Carlton

University of Chicago - Booth School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Michael Waldman

Cornell University - Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management

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Date Written: December 1998

Abstract

This paper investigates how the tying of complementary products can be used to preserve and extend monopoly positions. We first show how a firm that is a monopolist of a product in the current period can use tying to preserve its monopoly position in future periods. We then show using related arguments how a monopolist in one market can employ tying to extend its monopoly position into a newly emerging market. The analysis focuses on the importance of entry costs and network externalities. The paper includes a discussion of antitrust implications.

Suggested Citation

Carlton, Dennis W. and Waldman, Michael, The Strategic Use of Tying to Preserve and Create Market Power in Evolving Industries (December 1998). NBER Working Paper No. w6831, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=141885

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