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		| Rajeev  Tyagi | 
	
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		| ''On Firms' Preferences for Product Differentiation'' | 
	
		| ( 2005, Vol. 12 No.17 ) | 
	
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		| We examine firms' preferences for product differentiation when a firm has a demand-side and/or a cost-side advantage over its competitor. We show that if the magnitude of these advantages is small, then both firms prefer more differentiated products. However, if the magnitude of demand-side (cost-side) advantage is larger, then only the advantaged (disadvantaged) firm prefers more differentiated products. | 
	
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		| Keywords: Competition | 
	
		| JEL: L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance: General D4 - Market Structure and Pricing: General
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		| | Manuscript Received : Sep 19 2005 |  | Manuscript Accepted : Oct 06 2005 | 
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