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Journal of Economic Theory and Econometrics 
Journal of the Korean Econometric Society  
  
    
          
        Integration vs. Separation under Two-part Tariff with Network Compatibility Effects 
        Vol.33, No.1, March 2022, 28–54  
      
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						Kangsik Choi
						  (Pusan National University)
			    				    
						Seonyoung Lim
						  (Mokpo National University)
			    				    
						DongJoon Lee
						  (Osaka Sangyo University)
			    			     
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    Abstract  
     This paper examines the interplay between the strength of network
externalities with both degrees of compatibility and product substitutability in a
vertical structure. As alternative solutions to double marginalization, we compare
the efficiency between integration case and vertical separation in centralized
Nash bargaining with a two-part tariff under Cournot and Bertrand competition.
In contrast to conventional wisdom, the equivalence between vertical separation
under a two-part tariff and vertical integration never holds in network market
with compatibility. Consequently, we show that regardless of the strength of network
externalities with both degrees of compatibility and product substitutability,
industrial profits, social welfare and consumer surplus are always higher
under vertical separation in centralized Nash bargaining than under integration
case. Thus, under Cournot and Bertrand competition, double marginalization is
necessary to implement the efficient outcomes, except for the case of full compatibility. 
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     Keywords  
    Network Externalities, Compatibility, Two-part Tariff, Integration | 
   					
  
    
     JEL classification codes  
    D43, L13, L14 | 
   
  
	  		
 
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