We present an experiment on pricing in a duopoly with symmetric production costs and initial asymmetric market shares. Companies compete for 15 rounds facing a demand with simulated inertia, with the possibility of assuming a cost of marketing / advertising to avoid the effects of inertia. We demonstrate that subjects either reach equilibrium Stackelberg and put different prices or put similar prices and reach the Cournot solution with elements of cooperation, or the entrant outperforms existing (leapfrogging). We propose two potential applications of the experiment: (1) competition back to a patent and (2) liberalization of a natural monopoly.
Presentamos un experimento sobre fijación de precios en un duopolio con costes de producción simétricos y cuotas iniciales de mercado asimétricas. Las empresas compiten durante 15 rondas enfrentándose a una demanda simulada con inercia, teniendo la posibilidad de asumir un coste de marketing/publicidad para evitar los efectos de la inercia. Demostramos que los sujetos bien alcanzan un equilibrio de Stackelberg y ponen precios diferentes, bien ponen precios parecidos y llegan a la solución de Cournot con elementos de cooperación, o bien la empresa entrante supera a la ya existente (leapfrogging). Proponemos dos aplicaciones potenciales del experimento: (1) competencia posterior a una patente y (2) liberalización de un monopolio natural.
El final de la ventaja del decisor unico: Un experimento / FERRARI BRAVO, Laura; L., Luini. - In: CUADERNOS ECONÓMICOS DE I.C.E.. - ISSN 0210-2633. - 77:(2009).
El final de la ventaja del decisor unico: Un experimento
FERRARI BRAVO, Laura;
2009
Abstract
We present an experiment on pricing in a duopoly with symmetric production costs and initial asymmetric market shares. Companies compete for 15 rounds facing a demand with simulated inertia, with the possibility of assuming a cost of marketing / advertising to avoid the effects of inertia. We demonstrate that subjects either reach equilibrium Stackelberg and put different prices or put similar prices and reach the Cournot solution with elements of cooperation, or the entrant outperforms existing (leapfrogging). We propose two potential applications of the experiment: (1) competition back to a patent and (2) liberalization of a natural monopoly.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.