Product Quality and Entering through Tying: Experimental Evidence

@article{Kim2019ProductQA,
  title={Product Quality and Entering through Tying: Experimental Evidence},
  author={H. Kim and Michael Luca},
  journal={Behavioral \& Experimental Economics eJournal},
  year={2019}
}
  • H. Kim, Michael Luca
  • Published 3 December 2018
  • Business, Economics
  • Behavioral & Experimental Economics eJournal
Dominant platform businesses often develop products in adjacent markets to complement their core business. One common approach used to gain traction in these adjacent markets has been to pursue a t... 
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