Arbeitspapier

Buyers' alliances for bargaining power

We provide a novel explanation as to why forming an alliance of buyers (or sellers) across separate markets can be advantageous when input prices are determined by bargaining. Our explanation helps to understand the prevalence of buyer cooperatives among small and medium sized firms.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: WZB Discussion Paper ; No. SP II 2003-24

Classification
Wirtschaft
Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory
Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices
Telecommunications
Subject
Nash bargaining solution
alternating-offer bargaining
bargaining power
buyer power
cooperatives
input markets

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Chae, Suchan
Heidhues, Paul
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB)
(where)
Berlin
(when)
2003

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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Chae, Suchan
  • Heidhues, Paul
  • Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB)

Time of origin

  • 2003

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