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Title: Naked exclusion: Towards a behavioral approach to exclusive dealing

Author(s): Jan Boone, Wieland Müller and Sigrid Suetens

Publication Date: May 2009

Keyword(s): coordination, entry deterrence, exclusive dealing, experiments, externalities and foreclosure

Programme Area(s): Industrial Organization

Abstract: We report experimental results on exclusive dealing inspired by the literature on "naked exclusion.'' Our key findings are: First, exclusion of a more efficient entrant is a widespread phenomenon in lab markets. Second, allowing incumbents to discriminate between buyers increases exclusion rates compared to the non-discriminatory case only when payments to buyers can be offered sequentially and secretly. Third, allowing discrimination does not lead to significant decreases in costs of exclusion. Accounting for the observation that buyers are more likely to accept an exclusive deal the higher is the payment, substantially improves the fit between theoretical predictions and observed behavior.

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Boone, J, Müller, W and Suetens, S. 2009. 'Naked exclusion: Towards a behavioral approach to exclusive dealing'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=7303