On the optimality of information sharing between integrated and vertically separated competitors.

A manufacturer relies on an exclusive subcontractor for production and competes horizontally against an integrated rival that produces in‐house. The exclusive agent is privately informed about the marginal cost of production. When marginal costs are correlated across companies, information sharing b...

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Published in:	Southern Economic Journal Vol. 89; no. 4; pp. 1168 - 1196
Main Authors:	Battaggion, Maria Rosa, Cerasi, Vittoria, Karakoç, Gülen
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Apr2023
Subjects:	Information sharing Consumers Direct costing Agency costs Industrial costs Vertical integration
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