Vertical integration and knowledge disclosure

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2019
Volume: 177
Issue: C
Pages: 9-13

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We explore the incentives of a vertically integrated firm to disclose its advanced downstream technology to its downstream customer-rival. We show that such incentives are present under both price and quantity competition. We also show that knowledge disclosure can discourage foreclosure.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:177:y:2019:i:c:p:9-13
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-26