• Title of article

    Global and local players in a model of spatial competition

  • Author/Authors

    Simon Loertscher، نويسنده , , Gerd Muehlheusser، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
  • Pages
    7
  • From page
    100
  • To page
    106
  • Abstract
    We analyze equilibrium configurations of Hotelling location games where some players compete on several markets with the same product. Such global players tend to lower product diversity across markets. The model is consistent with recent empirical findings on preference externalities.
  • Keywords
    spatial competition , Multiple markets , Product differentiation , Diversity , Preference externalities
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Serial Year
    2008
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Record number

    436374