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Imitation : theory and experimental evidence
Alpesteguia, Jose; Huck, Steffen; Oechssler, Joerg - 2003
We introduce a generalized theoretical approach to study imitation models and subject themodels to rigorous … experimental testing. In our theoretical analysis we find that the differentpredictions of previous imitation models are due to … the generalized imitation model predicts the differences betweentreatments well. The data also provide support for …
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Price vs. quantity competition in a vertically related market revisited
Basak, Debasmita; Mukherjee, Arijit - 2016
Letters, 124: 122-126) show that in a vertically related market Cournot competition yields higher social welfare compared to …
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Self-allocation in contests
Bernergård, Axel; Wärneryd, Karl Erik - 2017
We consider contestants who must choose exactly one contest, out of several, to participate in. We show that when the contest technology is of a certain type, or when the number of contestants is large, a self-allocation equilibrium, i.e., one where no contestant would wish to change his choice...
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When backward integration by a dominant firm improves welfare
Linnemer, Laurent - 2002
is à la Cournot between firms with constant asymmetric marginal costs. The main result is that such a vertical merger can …
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Doubling back on double marginalization
Linnemer, Laurent - 2022
literature. In this note, I trace back the origin of the idea to Chapter IX, on complementary goods monopolies, of Cournot (1838 …). Through the years Cournot's contribution remained a reference but ended being viewed as a special case of the bilateral … of Cournot for the simultaneous game and extend it to the sequential game. I also show that prices are usually higher in …
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Market size and number of firms with new technology
Marjit, Sugata; Dastidar, Krishnendu Ghosh; Das, … - 2022
In this paper, unlike the conventional wisdom, we demonstrate that the relationship between the size of the market and number of firms would be non-monotonic. While moderate rise in the size would force the local firms to exit and only the foreign firm rules, substantial rise in the size would...
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Indirect taxation in vertical oligopoly
Peitz, Martin; Reisinger, Markus - 2009
This paper analyzes the effects of specific and ad valorem taxation in an industry with downstream and upstream oligopoly. We find that in the short run, i.e. when the number of firms in both markets is exogenous, the results concerning tax incidence tend to be qualitatively similar to models...
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Should utility-reducing media advertising be taxed?
Kind, Hans Jarle; Köthenbürger, Marko; Schjelderup, … - 2009
Empirical evidence suggests that people dislike ads in media products like TV programs. In such situations standard economic theory prescribes that the advertising volume can be optimally reduced by levying a tax on ads. However, making use of recent advances in the theory of Industrial...
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Multi-market collusion with demand linkages and antitrust enforcement
Choi, Jay Pil; Gerlach, Heiko A. - 2009
This paper analyzes dynamic cartel formation and antitrust enforcement when firms operate in demand-related markets. We show that cartel prosecution can have a knock-on effect: desisting a cartel in one market reduces profits and cartel stability and leads to the break-up of the cartel in the...
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Global cartels, leniency programs and international antitrust cooperation
Choi, Jay Pil; Gerlach, Heiko A. - 2010
In this paper we analyze cartel formation and self-reporting incentives when firms operate in several geographical markets and face antitrust enforcement in different jurisdictions. We are concerned with the effectiveness of leniency programs and the benefits of international antitrust...
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