Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5078318 | International Journal of Industrial Organization | 2011 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
We consider a two-stage game with cost-reducing investments followed by a linear differentiated Cournot duopoly. With competition inversely parameterized by the extent of product differentiation, investment in the subgame perfect equilibrium is typically minimal for intermediate levels of competition. Laboratory experiments partly confirm the U-shape in a reduced one-stage version of the game. In the two-stage version, there is no evidence for positive effects of moving from intermediate to intense competition.
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Authors
Dario Sacco, Armin Schmutzler,