Aftermarket power and foremarket competition

B-Tier
Journal: International Journal of Industrial Organization
Year: 2014
Volume: 35
Issue: C
Pages: 60-69

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

I revisit the issue of aftermarkets by developing an infinite period model with overlapping consumers. If the aftermarket is characterized by constant returns to scale, then social surplus and consumer surplus are invariant with respect to aftermarket power. Under increasing returns to scale, however, greater aftermarket power leads to: greater concentration in the foremarket; higher barriers to entry; higher social surplus; and possibly higher consumer surplus.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:indorg:v:35:y:2014:i:c:p:60-69
Journal Field
Industrial Organization
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-25