This paper shows that environmental, labour and other standards can be effective strategic policy instruments even when … they are strictly non-discriminatory. This is because standards can be set which the low cost producer optimally chooses … for policy to consider how much scope there should be for the imposition of unilaterally determined standards - which …

international Cournot oligopoly, we analyse incentives for using tax instruments strategically to shift rents vertically, between …

I study the influence of minimum quality standards in a partial-equilibrium model of vertical product differentiation …. Under either alternative, standards can be found that increase welfare in both regions. The analysis integrates the choice …

and price in two segmented markets. Minimum quality standards, set according to the principle of Mutual Recognition, can … be used to increase welfare. The results of the one-shot game suggest that standards achieve initial convergence in terms …' qualities in the previous period determine their costs. In an N-period game, quality standards will in fact lead to convergence …

This paper examines if international trade can reduce total welfare in an international oligopoly with differentiated …

This paper examines if international trade can reduce total welfare in an international oligopoly with differentiated …

addressed in perfectly or monopolistically competitive models. Drawing on recent work, a model of oligopoly in general …