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Quotas under dynamic Bertrand competition

We present a new model of dynamic Bertrand competition, where a quota is treated as an intertemporal constraint rather than as a capacity constraint as is common in the literature. The firm under a quota then can still vary the rates of exports over time provided that its total sales within the period do not exceed the quota. We show that a quota results in higher prices than a tariff of equal imports. We also show that firms never play mixed strategies, which contrasts from the result from a one-shot game, in which the only equilibrium under a quota is in mixed strategies.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: ISER Discussion Paper ; No. 718

Classification
Wirtschaft
Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
Subject
dynamic Bertrand competition
quotas
tariffs
differential game
Importquote
Duopol
Gleichgewichtstheorie

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Miyagiwa, Kaz
Ohno, Yuka
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Osaka University, Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
(where)
Osaka
(when)
2008

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  • Arbeitspapier

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  • Miyagiwa, Kaz
  • Ohno, Yuka
  • Osaka University, Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)

Time of origin

  • 2008

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