Keyword: capacity

Market Entry (7/7/2006)

Barriers to market entry result in different market structure.

Keywords: barrier, capacity, capital, De Soto, durable goods, excessive entry, financing, innovative products, kickbacks, Market entry, market structure, mature products, patent, product cycle, profit, replacement purchases, tragedy of the commons, underground economy, World Bank

Mistaken Identity (2/2/2000)

A mistaken identity can confer temporary competitive advantage to a business because of insufficient information on the part of naïve customers.

Keywords: call forwarding, capacity, florists, identity, market signaling, property, theft, yellow pages

Roemer's Law of Demand (9/7/2005)

Supply may induce its own demand where a third party practically guarantees reimbursement of usage.

Keywords: capacity, excess supply, hospitals, market demand, medical services, Medicare, Roemer's law, supply-induced demand, supply-sensitive care, utilization

There Are no Widgets - Types of Goods (7/7/2006)

The law of supply and demand applies differently depending on the exact types of goods.

Keywords: capacity, closed-standard goods, complementary goods, durable goods, first-party payment goods, independently-used goods, inferior goods, innovative products, mature products, networked goods, normal goods, open-standard goods, Perishable goods, price discrimination, private goods, public goods, replacement, single pricing, substitute goods, third-party goods, widgets