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Frontiers of Economics in China

ISSN 1673-3444

ISSN 1673-3568(Online)

CN 11-5744/F

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Front Econ Chin    2012, Vol. 7 Issue (2) : 246-262    https://doi.org/10.3868/s060-001-012-0011-6
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Price-Matching Guarantees and Entry Deterrence under Incomplete Information
Liping Zhang()
School of Business, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC V2Y 1Y1, Canada
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Abstract

This paper studies price-matching guarantees in a market where entrant does not have perfect information about incumbent’s cost. The low-cost incumbent can adopt price-matching guarantees as a signal to distinguish itself from the high-cost type and thus effectively deter entry. On the other hand, the high-cost incumbent can successfully fool the potential entrant under certain conditions. Compared with the equilibriums in situations where the option of offering a price guarantee is not available, the use of this instrument either makes it easier for the low-cost incumbent to signal its cost, or expands the range of parameters over which the high-cost incumbent is able to deter entry successfully.

Keywords matching price guarantee      entry deterrence     
Corresponding Author(s): Liping Zhang,Email:liping.zhang@twu.ca   
Issue Date: 05 June 2012
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Liping Zhang. Price-Matching Guarantees and Entry Deterrence under Incomplete Information[J]. Front Econ Chin, 2012, 7(2): 246-262.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fec/EN/Y2012/V7/I2/246
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