We show that Miller and Pazgal.s (2001) model of strategic delegation, in which managerial incentives are based upon relative performance, is affected by a non-existence problem which has impact on the price equilibrium. The undercutting incentives generating this result are indeed similar to...

We identify a mistake in the specification of the demand system used in the strategic delegation model based on market shares by Jansen et al. (2007), whereby the price remains above marginal cost when goods are homogeneous. After amending this aspect, we perform a profit comparison with the...

This paper studies the evolution of two clusters of firms competing on a common market. Firms exit and enter a cluster based on the perceived chances for profits inside and outside the cluster. Information about profits are diffused by direct communication between firms. Internal and external...