Enchancing market power by reducing switching costs

Jan Bouckaert, Hans Degryse and Thomas Provoost

Working Papers from University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics

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.

Pages: 9 pages
Date: 2010-05
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