2000
Strategic alliances, shared facilities, and entry deterrence
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RAND Journal of Economics , Volume 31 - Issue 2 p. 326- 344
In this article we explore some possible anticompetitive effects of one particular type of strategic alliance - common in the airline industry, among others - that involves the sharing of production capacity. An offer to share an existing facility can allow an incumbent to persuade a potential entrant not to build its own facility. We establish conditions under which an agreement to share will be anticompetitive in the sense that, absent the agreement, a more competitive outcome (i.e., entry with new capacity) would have obtained. Such alliances can reduce welfare even if the incumbent and entrant will not be direct competitors.
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Chen, Z, & Ross, T.W. (Thomas W.). (2000). Strategic alliances, shared facilities, and entry deterrence. RAND Journal of Economics, 31(2), 326–344. doi:10.2307/2601043
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