Arbeitspapier

The Choice of Prices vs. Quantities under Uncertainty

This paper analyzes a duopoly model with stochastic demand in which firms first choose their strategy variable and compete afterwards. Contrary to the existing literature, we show that firms do not always choose a quantity which is the variable that induces a smaller degree of competition. The reason is that demand uncertainty and the degree of substitutability have countervailing effects on variable choice. Higher uncertainty favors prices, while closer substitutability favors quantities. Moreover, for intermediate values firms choose different strategy variables in equilibrium.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper ; No. 202

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Market Structure, Pricing, and Design: Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
Thema
competition
strategy variables
demand uncertainty

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Reisinger, Markus
Ressner, Ludwig
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 15 - Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (GESY)
(wo)
München
(wann)
2007

DOI
doi:10.5282/ubm/epub.13350
Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-13350-3
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  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Reisinger, Markus
  • Ressner, Ludwig
  • Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 15 - Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (GESY)

Entstanden

  • 2007

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