Price stickiness and markup variations in market games

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Mathematical Economics
Year: 2017
Volume: 72
Issue: C
Pages: 95-103

Authors (3)

Chen, Guo (not in RePEc) Korpeoglu, C. Gizem (not in RePEc) Spear, Stephen E. (Carnegie Mellon University)

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

In this paper, we show that the Shapley–Shubik market game model with production naturally generates an equilibration mechanism that can accommodate price stickiness arising from strategic interactions of firms. Unlike New Keynesian models that show similar price stickiness results, the market game model does not require enforcing menu costs or other additional restraints on price adjustment mechanisms in order to generate price stickiness. As such, we suggest that the market game model can provide a good micro-foundation for macroeconomic analysis. We then explicitly show the relationship between a typical firm’s markup of price over marginal cost and its market share.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:mateco:v:72:y:2017:i:c:p:95-103
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-29