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
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: SFB/TR 15 Discussion Paper ; No. 202
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Market Structure, Pricing, and Design: Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
- Thema
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competition
strategy variables
demand uncertainty
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (wer)
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Reisinger, Markus
Ressner, Ludwig
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
- (wer)
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Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 15 - Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (GESY)
- (wo)
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München
- (wann)
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2007
- DOI
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doi:10.5282/ubm/epub.13350
- Handle
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-13350-3
- Letzte Aktualisierung
- 10.03.2025, 11:46 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Reisinger, Markus
- Ressner, Ludwig
- Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 15 - Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems (GESY)
Entstanden
- 2007