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This paper extends the Cournot and Bertrand models of strategic interaction between firms by assuming that managers are … paper finds that if firms with reciprocal managers compete à la Cournot, then they may be able to sustain “collusive … reciprocity equilibrium. If there is Cournot competition between firms and their managers are averse to advantageous …
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behavior in the two competitive settings and lead all firms in oligopoly to gain higher profits in Cournot than in Bertrand … and Mitra (2010). In duopoly, aggregate profits are equivalent in Cournot and Bertrand. …
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infinity. In the limit, a range of outcomes stretching from Cournot via Stackelberg to Bertrand can result in equilibrium, i …-stage game, the set of outcomes is a quasi-hyperrectangle including Cournot, Allaz-Vila, and all two-stage Stackelberg outcomes …. In general, it consists of T-1 such hyperrectangles where the lower bound approaches the Bertrand outcome as T tends to …
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governments under subsidy regime, Cournot competition is more efficient than Bertrand competition when the goods are substitutes … is greater under Cournot competition than under Bertrand competition. … or quantities in a third market. We show that even though each firm can earn higher profits under Cournot competition …
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governments under subsidy regime, Cournot competition is more efficient than Bertrand competition when the goods are substitutes … about a change in the competition mode from Bertrand competition to Cournot competition if goods are substitutes. On the … or quantities in a third market. We show that even though each firm can earn higher profits under Cournot competition …
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In a model of evolution driven by conflict between societies more powerful states have an advantage. When the influence of outsiders is small we show that this results in a tendency to hegemony. In a simple example in which institutions differ in their "exclusiveness" we find that these...
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We analyze the effectiveness of consumer financial regulation by considering the 2009 Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act in the United States. Using a difference-in- differences research design and a unique panel data set covering over 160 million credit card...
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The great housing convulsion that buffeted America between 2000 and 2010 has historical precedents, from the frontier land boom of the 1790s to the skyscraper craze of the 1920s. But this time was different. There was far less real uncertainty about fundamental economic and geographic trends,...
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We analyze how admission policies affect stereotypes against students from disadvantaged groups. Many critics of affirmative action argue that lower admission standards cause such stereotypes and suggest group-blind admissions as a remedy. We show that when stereotypes result from social...
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The Black Scholes Model (BSM) is one of the most important concepts in modern financial theory both in terms of approach and applicability. The BSM is considered the standard model for valuing options; a model of price variation over time of financial instruments such as stocks that can, among...
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