Vertical product differentiation with subcontracting

The paper examines the effects of subcontracting on vertical product differentiation in a spatial competition model. It is shown that the level of differentiation is determined by the consignor's bargaining power and the ratio of the transport rates between the final product and the subcontract...

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Volume:	88
Main Author:	Andaluz, Joaquín
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Place of publication:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2009 WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC
published in:	Papers in regional science Vol. 88; no. 4; pp. 785 - 798
Data of publication:	November 2009
ISSN:	1056-8190 1435-5957
EISSN:	1435-5957
Discipline:	Sociology & Social History Social Sciences (General) Geography Economics
Bibliography:	Financial support provided by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology (SEC2005‐06522). The author would like to express his thanks to the anonymous referees of the journal for their helpful comments and observations.
Subjects:	vertical product differentiation D43 C78 diferenciación de producto vertical competencia espacial spatial competition Subcontracting L22 L14 Subcontratación Economics Geography Environmental Studies Regional & Urban Planning Social Sciences Life Sciences & Biomedicine Business & Economics Environmental Sciences & Ecology Public Administration Science & Technology spatial competition vertical product differentiation Subcontracting COMPETITION
Online Access:	available in Bonn?
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2009 Web of Knowledge Web of Science CrossRef Database information Databases - DBIS