MARKET FORECLOSURE WITHOUT VERTICAL INTEGRATION

Authors
HARDT M
Citation
M. Hardt, MARKET FORECLOSURE WITHOUT VERTICAL INTEGRATION, Economics letters, 47(3-4), 1995, pp. 423-429
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
Economics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01651765
Volume
47
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
423 - 429
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-1765(1995)47:3-4<423:MFWVI>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
This paper challenges the assumption that vertical integration is the sole way for upstream and downstream firms to monopolize the downstrea m market. Future trade, switching costs, and reputation may constitute alternatives for vertical integration and lead to dominant outcomes.