Process and Product Innovation by a Multiproduct Monopolist: A Dynamic Approach

Lambertini, Luca ; Mantovani, Andrea (2005) Process and Product Innovation by a Multiproduct Monopolist: A Dynamic Approach. Bologna: Dipartimento di Scienze economiche DSE, p. 16. DOI 10.6092/unibo/amsacta/4738. In: Quaderni - Working Paper DSE (551). ISSN 2282-6483.
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Abstract

We model the optimal behaviour of a multiproduct monopolist investing both in process and in product innovation in a dynamic setting. Product innovation reduces the degree of substitutability between any two varieties. First, we find that R&D efforts increase in both directions as the number of varieties grows. Second, we characterise the relative intensity of R&D activities according to the reservation price and the interaction between the number of varieties and the degree of product differentiation. Finally, we show the existence of complementarity within the R&D portfolio, i.e., decreasing marginal production cost prompts for an analogous reduction of product substitutability, and conversely

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Monografia (Working paper)
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Lambertini, Luca
Mantovani, Andrea
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product innovation, process innovation, complementarity
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2282-6483
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01 Apr 2016 09:35
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