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We study an infinitely repeated oligopoly game in which firms compete on quantity and one of them is capacity constrained. We show that collusion sustainability is non-monotonic in the size of the capacity constrained firm, which has little incentive to deviate from a cartel. We also present...
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We study strategic investment decisions in multi-stage contests with heterogeneous players. Our theoretical model of a round-robin rank-order tournament predicts that players conserve resources in a current contest to spend more in the subsequent contest if the degree of heterogeneity in the...
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Tax legislation, fiscal authorities, and tax courts create tax uncertainty by frequent tax reforms and various different interpretations of the tax law. Moreover, investors generate model-specific tax uncertainty by using simplified models that anticipate the actual tax base incorrectly. I...
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through asset building. The theoretical and empirical results indicate that an increase in the initial level of competition … implies greater export incentive. However, over the life cycle of a firm, the role of competition is impacted by the intensity … of capital accumulation and the initial level of wealth. Greater local competition before the entry of firms in the …
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of multi-homing on both sides is mostly ignored in the literature on competition between two-sided platforms. We help … fill this gap by developing a model for platform competition in a differentiated setting (a Hoteling line), which is …
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We integrate a market microstructure model with an exchange competition model with entry in which exchanges supply … strategic substitutes or complements in platform competition. Free entry of platforms delivers a superior outcome in terms of …
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We focus on the estimation of market entry costs that are declining over time and evaluate their impact on competition …
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We develop a dynamic model of hospital competition where (i) waiting times increase if demand exceeds supply; (ii …
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The emergence of competition is a defining aspect of human nature and characterizes many important social environments …
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I show how changes in competition affect the power of reputation to induce sellers to exert effort. The impact of … competition on sellers' incentives is theoretically ambiguous. More competition disciplines sellers, but, at the same time, it … the value of building a reputation through effort. In this framework, more competition depresses hosts' profits and leads …
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