Vertical Boundaries and Endogenous Intensity of Social Comparison
Vertical Boundaries and Endogenous Intensity of Social Comparison is a scholarly work by Michael Kopel, published in 2019 in ''Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics''. The main subjects of the publication include environmental science, endogeny, intensity, and collusion. We study how interfirm social comparison can alter the choice of two competing manufacturers between vertical integration and vertical separation if retailers are status-concerned.