Enhancing market power by reducing switching costs

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

Enhancing market power by reducing switching costs

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

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Abstract

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)	131-133
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	109
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 2010

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