Competitive cross‐subsidization
研究了具有不同比较优势的企业在竞争中对不同购物模式的消费者进行交叉补贴的现象,发现激烈竞争迫使企业用强势产品利润补贴弱势产品,并可能影响反倾销政策的福利效果。
Abstract Cross‐subsidization arises naturally when firms with different comparative advantages compete for consumers with heterogeneous shopping patterns. Firms then face a form of co‐opetition, as they offer substitutes for one‐stop shoppers and complements for multi‐stop shoppers. When intense competition for one‐stop shoppers drives total prices down to cost, firms subsidize weak products with the profits made on strong products. Moreover, firms have incentives to seek comparative advantages on different products. Finally, banning below‐cost pricing increases firms' profits at the expense of one‐stop shoppers, which calls for a cautious use of below‐cost pricing regulations in competitive markets.