Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/27377 
Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
DIW Discussion Papers No. 854
Publisher: 
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin
Abstract: 
We consider a multimarket framework where a set of firms compete on two interrelated oligopolistic markets. Prior to competing in these markets, firms can spy on others in order to increase the quality of their product. We characterize the equilibrium espionage networks and networks that maximize social welfare under the most interesting scenario of diseconomies of scope. We find that in some situations firms may refrain from spying even if it is costless. Moreover, even though spying leads to increased product quality, there exist situations where it is detrimental to both consumer welfare and social welfare.
Subjects: 
Oligopoly
multimarket
networks
JEL: 
C70
L13
L20
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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