A model of forum shopping

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Output type: Journal article

Author list: Lerner J, Tirole J

Publisher: American Economic Association

Publication year: 2006

Journal: American Economic Review (0002-8282)

Volume number: 96

Issue number: 4

Start page: 1091

End page: 1113

Number of pages: 23

ISSN: 0002-8282

eISSN: 1944-7981

Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

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Abstract

Owners of intellectual property or mere sponsors of an idea (e.g., authors, security issuers, sponsors of standards) resort to more or less independent certifiers to persuade potential users (buyers or adopters) of the worth of their property or idea. We analyze the sponsor's choices of certifier and design, social preferences regarding these choices, and the impacts thereon of multiple categories of users, of a downstream presence of the sponsor, and of certifier market power. Finally, we study strategic forum shopping by sponsors of competing ideas.

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