Best Buy / Circuit City / Wal-Mart / Staples / K-Mart / /
Currency
pence / / /
Facility
University of Rochester / Ellickson University of Rochester August / /
IndustryTerm
microchip producer / distribution technology / analytical solution / retail competition / consumer products / retail / information technology systems / quadratic transportation / higher quality products / information technology / supermarket chains / prepared food counters targeting consumers / distribution networks / /
Organization
MIT / Simon School of Business / University of Rochester / /
Person
Scott Stern / Paul B. Ellickson / Susan Athey / Bryan Ellickson / John Sutton / Richard Schmalensee / / /
Position
microchip producer / journal editor / model of cost-reducing investment / EFC model / quality choices / vertical model of quality investment / model / EFC model / standard model / vertical model / market leader / /
ProvinceOrState
New York / /
Technology
semiconductor / information technology / distribution technology / underlying technology / /
Supermarkets as a Natural Oligopoly Paul B. Ellickson University of Rochester August, 2011 Abstract