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On the micro-economic aspects of the “shape of things that come” (not to be confused with “the shape of things to come…”
In Technology and Business on May 23, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Refer to my previous entry:
Initially, the company is working in a near monopoly situation (no regulatory problems since its the only supplier, as long as this supplier doesn’t show “monopolistic” behaviour something that today’s western governments “frown” upon.
When competition sets it, then we are approaching (rather mildly) perfect competition.
Once mergers begin and after awhile we have something of an oligopoly.
Investment and finance houses start having fun with cases 2 and 3 above.
A rather simple and stupid analysis (believe, its much more complicated) but you hopefully get the picture, oh pricing gurus!!!
Also, of interest is who makes money in this game (I won’t go into this now, maybe sometime later)…
