We use laboratory experiments to examine the effect of firm size asymmetry on the emergence of price leadership in a capacity constrained price-setting duopoly. With discounting, the unique subgame perfect equilibrium of the timing game we analyze predicts that the large firm is an endogenous...

The view that U.S. businesses are being unfairly hurt by barriers to access in foreign markets has raised demands for market access requirements (MARs) from within U.S. industry and government alike. We show that, contrary to the prevailing wisdom of the recent literature, MARs can be...