How Does Pre-Entry Communication Impact Competition and Welfare

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24K00249
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 07040:Economic policy-related
Research Institution	The University of Tokyo
Principal Investigator	川合慶東京大学, 大学院経済学研究科(経済学部), 教授 (90990656)
Project Period (FY)	2024-04-01 – 2027-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help	¥14,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,330,000) Fiscal Year 2026: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000) Fiscal Year 2025: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000) Fiscal Year 2024: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
Keywords	Market Entry / Preemption / Signaling Game
Outline of Research at the Start	We plan to build a model that captures the strategic incentives of the firms when deterring competitor entry and understand the mechanics of the model by simulating the model. We are especially interested in actions firms can take to signal its entry thereby deterring other firms from entering the market.