Product Scope and Entry Deterrence in Technology Markets

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Ravi Mantena

University of Rochester - Simon Business School

Arun Sundararajan

NYU Stern School of Business; New York University (NYU) - Center for Data Science

Date Written: 2002

Abstract

We model an oligopolistic technology market in which firms endogenously choose product scope,fixed costs are affected by exogenous technological progress, and there may be threat of entry. Ouranalysis shows that equilibrium outcomes involve substantial overinvestment in product scope,which benefit consumers and hurt firms, relative to the social optimum. Technological progressgenerally increases consumer surplus and lowers firm profits. If entry is threatened bilaterallyacross two converging markets, both either accommodate entrants from the rival market, or bothdeter entry; continuous progress in technology can cause equilibria shifts, leading to discontinuousand radical redistribution of surplus across markets.

Suggested Citation

Mantena, Ravi and Sundararajan, Arun, Product Scope and Entry Deterrence in Technology Markets (2002). NYU Working Paper No. 2451/14159, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1283001

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