Title

Product differentiation, process R&D, and the nature of market competition

Document Type

Journal article

Source Publication

European Economic Review

Publication Date

1-1-2002

Volume

46

Issue

1

First Page

201

Last Page

211

Abstract

We investigate the relationship between process and product R&D and compare the incentives for both types of R&D under different modes of market competition (Bertrand versus Cournot). It is shown that: (i) process R&D investments increase with the degree of product differentiation and firms invest more in product R&D when they can do process R&D than when they cannot; (ii) Bertrand firms have a stronger incentive for product R&D whereas Cournot firms invest more in process R&D; and (iii) cooperation in product R&D promotes both types of R&D relative to competition whereas cooperation in both types of R&D discourages R&D relative to cooperation in just product R&D.

DOI

10.1016/S0014-2921(00)00090-8

Print ISSN

00142921

E-ISSN

1873572X

Publisher Statement

Copyright © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V.

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Language

English

Recommended Citation

Lin, P., & Saggi, K. (2002). Product differentiation, process R&D, and the nature of market competition. European Economic Review, 46(1), 201-211. doi: 10.1016/S0014-2921(00)00090-8

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