Enhancing market power by reducing switching costs

J.M.C. Bouckaert; H.A. Degryse; T. Provoost

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2011.07.023

Enhancing market power by reducing switching costs

J.M.C. Bouckaert, H.A. Degryse, T. Provoost

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A proportional decrease in switching costs increases competition and social welfare. However, a lump-sum decrease in switching costs softens competition and does not invariably increase social welfare.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	359-361
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	114
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2011.07.023
Publication status	Published - 2012

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