R&D in the Presence of Network Externalities: Timing and Compatibility

Eirik Kristiansen

Working Papers from Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration-

Abstract: Two rival firms must decide when to invest in R&D and whether the new products should be compatible. I show that network externalities may induce the firms to advance their introduction of new incompatible technologies.

Keywords: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; OLIGOPOLIES; ANTITRUST LEGISLATION (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L13 L40 O31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35 pages
Date: 1996
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