The Future of Aftermarkets in Systems Competition: An Overview of the American Antitrust Institute's Invitational Symposium

• Author: Gregory T. Gundlach,Albert A. Foer
• Published date: 01 March 2007
• Date: 01 March 2007
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/0003603X0705200101
• Subject Matter: Article

THE

ANTITRUST

BULLETIN:

Vol.

52, No. l/Spring 2007 :1

he

future of aftermarkets in

systems competition: an overview

of

the American

Antitrust

Institute's invitational symposium

By

GREGORY

T.

GUNDLACH*

AND

ALBERT

A.

FOER**

I. INTRODUCTION

Aftermarkets comprise markets for products ("secondary products")

that

are

complements

to

other

products

("primary

products")

to

which they relate.

Common

examples

may

be

found

in markets for

durable

goods (e.g.,

repair

parts

and

services for automobiles) as well

as consumables (e.g.,

ink

cartridges for printers

and

photocopiers). In

addition

to

intrasystem

competition

between

secondary

product

providers (e.g., different

brands

of ink cartridges for a printer), pro-

ducers of secondary

products

may

also compete against one

another

through

intersystem

competition,

where

a

secondary

and

primary

*Visiting Eminent Scholar, University of

North

Florida; Senior Research

Fellow &Advisory Board Member, American Antitrust Institute.

** President, American Antitrust Institute.

AUTHORS' NOTE: The

American

Antitrust Institute (AAI) is

indebted

to

those

who

participated

in the symposium, which

took

place

at the

National

Press

Clubin

Wash-

ington, DC, on June 20, 2006,

each

of the

authors

who contributed to this

special

issue,

theinteractive

audience,

the

cosponsors

andTHE ANTITRUST BULLETIN.

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