R&D cooperation and industry cartelization

Jacek Prokop () and Adam Karbowski

No 2013-41, Economics Discussion Papers from Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel)

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of R&D cooperation on cartel formation in the product market. The R&D investments that precede the production process are aimed at the reduction of the unit manufacturing costs, and could create positive externalities for the potential competitors. In contrast to the preceding literature, we assume that the competition between firms on the product market takes place according to the Stackelberg leadership model. For simplicity we focus on the case of duopoly. Numerical analysis shows that a closer cooperation at the R&D stage may strengthen the incentives to create a cartel in the product market.

Keywords: R&D cooperation of firms; industry cartelization; Stackelberg competition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L13 L41 O31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-com, nep-cse, nep-ind, nep-ino and nep-tid
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