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An Aggregative Games Approach to Merger Analysis in Multiproduct-Firm Oligopoly

Nocke, Volker - 2018

Using an aggregative games approach, we analyze horizontal mergers in a model of multiproduct-firm price competition with nested CES or nested logit demands. We show that the Herfindahl index provides an adequate measure of the welfare distortions introduced by market power, and that the induced...

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Price and Capacity Competition

Acemoglu, Daron - 2006

We study the efficiency of oligopoly equilibria in a model where firms compete over capacities and prices. The … demands across the firms. We first establish the existence of pure strategy subgame perfect equilibria (oligopoly equilibria … oligopoly equilibria of this game can be arbitrarily low. However, if the best oligopoly equilibrium is selected (among multiple …

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A Dynamic Oligopoly with Collusion and Price Wars

Fershtman, Chaim - 1999

Most of the theoretical work on collusion and price wars assumes identical firms and an unchanging environment, assumptions which are at odds with what we know about most industries. Further that literature focuses on the impact of collusion on prices. Whether an industry can support collusion...

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Dynamic Price Competition with Capacity Constraints

Betancourt, Jose M.; Hortaçsu, Ali; Öry, Aniko; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

We study dynamic price competition between sellers offering differentiated products with limited capacity and a common sales deadline. In every period, firms simultaneously set prices, and a randomly arriving buyer decides whether to purchase a product or leave the market. Given remaining...

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International Shocks and Domestic Prices : How Large Are Strategic Complementarities?

Amiti, Mary - 2016

How strong are strategic complementarities in price setting across firms? In this paper, we provide a direct empirical estimate of firm price responses to changes in prices of their competitors. We develop a general framework and an empirical identification strategy to estimate the elasticities...

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Competitive Price Targeting with Smartphone Coupons

Dubé, Jean-Pierre H. - 2016

We conduct a large-scale field experiment to study competitive price discrimination in a duopoly market with two rival movie theaters. The firms use mobile targeting to offer different prices based on location and past consumer activity. A novel feature of our experiment is that we test a range...

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Price versus Quantity : Market Clearing Mechanisms When Sellers Differ in Quality

Metrick, Andrew - 1996

High-quality producers in a vertically differentiated market can reap superior profits by charging higher prices, selling greater quantities, or both. If qualities are known by consumers and production costs are constant, then having a higher quality secures the producer both higher price and...

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